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VIDEO: Mayweather gets back in the ring for a rumble

Floyd Mayweather has climbed back into the ring for the first time since beating Ricky Hatton in December to silence one of his biggest critics.

The WBC welterweight champion agreed to take on Paul 'The Big Show' Wight in a future World Wrestling Entertainment match during Monday's episode of RAW.

Mayweather, who is just 5ft 8in, was goaded into accepting the challenge by Big Show, who stands 7ft 2in tall and weighs 400lbs.

He jumped over a barricade to confront the mouthy WWE star, whom he punched four times and left with a bloody nose and mouth.

'Pretty Boy' could have the gloves back on for a more serious fight in September – a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya. Mayweather won their first fight in May last year on a split decision.

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