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Mayweather sings praises of his new Showtime deal

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERFebruary 21, 2013 GMT

FILE - In this May 4, 2012 file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr. flexes during his weigh-in for his super welterweight title fight against Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas. Mayweather Jr. finally confirms he'll fight Robert Guerrero on May 4, but the biggest star in boxing says he'll continue his career on a different network. After several years on HBO, Mayweather has signed a multifight deal with Showtime. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

DETROIT (AP) — It’s Showtime in more ways than one for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is excited about both a weekend fight he’s promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the CBS-owned network.

Mayweather was in Detroit on Thursday for a news conference ahead of Saturday’s junior middleweight bout between Cornelius Bundrage and Ishe (EE’-shay) Smith. Mayweather likened his new Showtime agreement to a matrimonial modification.

Recently divorced from fight king HBO, a smiling Mayweather told reporters he’s “married again.”

The sport’s biggest star and moneymaker announced Tuesday that he’ll fight Robert Guerrero on May 4 on Showtime, a move that shook up the boxing universe.

Mayweather’s Showtime deal could include up to six fights over 30 months. The Michigan native turns 36 on Sunday.