Mayweather's Mabvuku visit exposes him to Zim ghet...

Mayweather's Mabvuku visit exposes him to Zim ghetto life

Zim Now Writer

Visiting American boxer Floyd Mayweather was on Thursday taken to Mabvuku with his host, Scott Sakupwanya revealing he will also be visiting Victoria Falls.

Mayweather and part of his The Money Team are in the country as part of their “Motherland Tour” which also takes them to South Africa on Saturday.

In Mabvuku, Mayweather was treated to non-competitive rounds of local boxing in which legend Alfonso “Mosquito” Zvenyika and women’s Intercontinental Welterweight champion Monalisa Sibanda featured.

He then entertained hundreds of residents in attendance with a public workout before taking time to sign autographs.

A dinner engagement was organised for him to meet local businesspeople and political leaders.

His visit is a culmination of earlier plans between him and Sakupwanya which he confirmed last year and on Sunday.

“Africa, the moneyman is on his way. We start off in Zimbabwe on July 13th and 14th. I need everybody in Africa to mark your calendars,” said Mayweather on Sunday.

“He says he is happy and what he is seeing is different from what he has heard about the country.

“After this current visit, he is set to visit South Africa where he has a fight scheduled before coming back to visit Victoria Falls,” Sakupwanya said.

Mayweather arrived aboard his private jet at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport early Thursday morning with no security details as is usual when he travels.