Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather expect 10,000 crowd - for a Wembley press conference

ByEurosport

Updated 04/07/2017 at 12:34 GMT

Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will stage a press conference at Wembley Stadium in a fortnight - and expect 10,000 people to attend.

According to The Sun, the unlikely opponents will be holding a series of media conferences to promote their fight with the first stop apparently being the national stadium at Wembley.

The mixed martial artist faces Mayweather in Las Vegas on August 26 in a contest that will be staged under normal boxing rules.

The media conference will be free to the public with a stage set to hold both men at one side of the pitch.

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The paid will hold various conferences to promote the bout with Mayweather, 40, coming out of retirement for the fight.

Few are expecting the UFC lightweight champion to trouble Mayweather despite his punching power and he has been installed as a 5-1 underdog by bookmakers.

He trained at a gym in his native Dublin as a youngster but has never previously boxed as an amateur or professional, while former multi-weight world champion Mayweather compiled a 49-0 record before retiring two years ago.

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