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Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore fight cancelled

The scheduled exhibition bout between Floyd Mayweather and his former sparring partner Don Moore has been cancelled out of respect for the UAE.

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Originally planned to take place on the helipad at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai tomorrow, the exhibition bout, like all business across the country has been suspended following the death United Arab Emirates president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The organizers of the bout released the following statement.

Out of deepest respect and due to these unforeseen circumstances of Force Majeure, the Global Titans Dubai event which was scheduled to take place on May 14th at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah has been postponed until further notice, with a new date to be announced very soon.”

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and reassure fans that this spectacular event will be staged in future.”

There is no word yet on a date.