Mayweather sings praises of his new Showtime deal

DETROIT (AP) - It's Showtime in more ways than one for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is excited about both a weekend fight he's promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the CBS-owned network...

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DETROIT (AP) — It’s Showtime in more ways than one for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is excited about both a weekend fight he’s promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the CBS-owned network.

Mayweather was in Detroit on Thursday for a news conference ahead of Saturday’s junior middleweight bout between Cornelius Bundrage and Ishe (EE’-shay) Smith. Mayweather likened his new Showtime agreement to a matrimonial modification.

Recently divorced from fight king HBO, a smiling Mayweather told reporters he’s “married again.”

The sport’s biggest star and moneymaker announced Tuesday that he’ll fight Robert Guerrero on May 4 on Showtime, a move that shook up the boxing universe.

Mayweather’s Showtime deal could include up to six fights over 30 months. The Michigan native turns 36 on Sunday.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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