FLOYD MAYWEATHER has been called out by Jermell Charlo who said: “Best believe he’s going to fight me first”.
Mayweather retired from professional boxing in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor.
He did made a brief cameo a year later, beating featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan in an exhibition bout.
The 43-year-old confirmed plans to fight again and held talks with UFC president Dana White.
WBC super-welterweight champion Charlo, 30, reckons he is top of the pile to welcome Mayweather back to the ring.
He said: “If Floyd wants to come back then best believe he’s going to fight me first.
“If he wants to fight a boxer and not an MMA fighter though. If he wants to fight a boxer and he wants a hard fight, then call me.”
SunSport revealed Mayweather held talks with RIZIN in Tokyo to again box in an exhibition – but the coronavirus pandemic has restricted him from travelling.
White also believes the retired legend could be back in action by 2021, despite ruling out a rematch with 32-year-old McGregor.
The American boasted how he could earn £75m from exhibition bouts and previously appeared open to facing The Notorious again or boxing Khabib Nurmagomedov.
And despite Charlo’s confidence in facing the former box office king, Mayweather insisted he would not fight an active champion again.
He told Fight Hype in May: “If I see an opportunity where I can entertain and have a little fun and make six hundred million, why not?
“If I am going to do something it’s got to be worth it.
“But there’s no number that’s worth me getting back in that ring and fighting these young fighters to get any type of wear and tear on my body.”
