Boxer Floyd Mayweather, who resides in Las Vegas much of the time, officially was announced the World Wrestling Entertainment Raw telecast as the host for this Monday’s event.
Mayweather, who participated in WrestleMania XXIV in 2008, when he defeated Paul “Big Show” Wight in a match at Orlando, Fla., will host the Aug. 24 event at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Mayweather is training for a Sept. 19 comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.