Published 5/3/2009
at FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back, ending his brief retirement from boxing.
The undefeated five-division champion plans to announce Saturday his return to the sport with a July fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a person close to the fight confirmed Friday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the fight hadn't been officially announced.
Mayweather last fought when he stopped Ricky Hatton in the 10th round of their December 2007 welterweight title fight.
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