One of the richest athletes boxer Floyd Mayweather has arrived in Moscow. He wants to invest in Russian business. In an exclusive interview, he told us what he intends to invest in.
Yulia Makarova interviewed the boxer: What Russian projects is Mayweather interested in?
Yulia Makarova: I'll tell you a bit later about the projects. The first question I asked this most titled boxer with 50 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties champion titles in 5 different weights and a billion-dollar fortune that makes him one of the richest athletes of modern times. Only three athletes in the world are as rich as Mayweather. The first question I asked him was about the Russian Olympic athletes who will go to the Pyeongchang Olympics only under a neutral flag. Since he used to be a member of the Olympic movement, I decided to ask him about it.
Floyd Mayweather, American professional boxer: I've heard about the situation with the Russian team and the Olympics. I advise all athletes all over the world: just be clean. Let your bodies be clean. Work your way up only by working hard. You live and you learn. The Russian team must learn this lesson for the future.
Yulia Makarova: Regarding the projects, Floyd Mayweather pointed out two major directions in the Russian business that he's interested in: the banking business and the developer business. Speaking about the banks, today, he became a client of the Russian Promsvyazbank. He came to this credit organization, opened an account and got a credit card. He came there not only as a private individual he also had a conversation with the employees of this credit organization Let's hear them comment on that.
Dmitry Ananyev, Promsvyazbank CEO: Floyd has some serious investment plans. He's a serious businessman. He's interested in investments. We've been working with him for a long time. And now, some concrete plans are beginning to emerge.
Yulia Makarova: Floyd Mayweather has stressed that he loves Russia very much. He visits Russia frequently and enjoys staying and working here. I couldn't help but ask him if he's going to acquire the Russian citizenship following the example of many world celebrities. Here's what he answered.
Floyd Mayweather: I've been communicating with my Russian team and I'm looking forward to getting the Russian citizenship. Today, I had an opportunity to browse through real estate here. I'm looking for a new home in Russia. But it all requires time. I believe in the bright future and I hope we'll raise the banking business to a whole new level. We'll continue to work hard. And while I believe in it the way I believed in my career everything’s possible.
Yulia Makarova: Let's all wait for the appearance of a new Russian — Floyd Mayweather.
Yulia Makarova has told us about the investment plans of Floyd Mayweather.
