The crowd had been anticipating Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s return to the ring on this past May 14th at the Global Titans event, which was scheduled to take place in Dubai and was abruptly postponed to another date.

This announcement followed the recent death of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

All the May weather fans should not fret though! As the return of the undefeated fighter to the ring is postponed and not cancelled, to a date yet to be announced! Global Titans, promoter of the fight and the event, announced that it will be rescheduled to another date.

This saddening event has resulted in the nation being forced to cancel the event followed by The UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs announcing a three-day suspension of work for both ministries and the private sector.

Mayweather has also posted a message of support for the UAE, sending his condolences for the passing of the president: “Sending my condolences to the entire UAE RIP Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed”

Global Titans also released a statement: “We are deeply saddened by the announcement of the recent passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Due to the passing, the United Arab Emirates will be observing an official period of mourning for the next 40 days. Therefore, 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. A new date will be announced soon.”