Floyd Mayweather (R) receiving a stuffed panda toy during an adoption ceremony after he adopted a panda baby at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. AFPHe hardly has a reputation as the cuddly type, but Floyd Mayweather displayed his softer side as he adopted a baby giant panda in China — and promptly renamed it “TMT Floyd Mayweather”.
The 40-year-old American boxing star will, however, have to leave the panda at its home in southwest China and the 100,000 yuan ($15,000) adoption fee paid by him and another sponsor will go to the research centre where it lives.
“TMT” is Mayweather’s brand, short for “The Money Team”, a nod to the vast wealth he accrued boxing and now regularly flaunts.
Mayweather retired for a second time this year after stopping MMA star Conor McGregor to improve his record to 50-0.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding showed pictures of the visiting Mayweather admiring and feeding his panda an apple and taking a selfie.
Mayweather ‘Adopts’ Panda, Names It After Himself
