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Floyd Mayweather tops 2018 sports rich list ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

American boxer Floyd Mayweather's blockbuster fight against Conor McGregor has pushed him back to the top of the Forbes list of best paid athletes for the fourth time in seven years.

Mayweather, who goes by the nickname 'Money', earned $275 million from last year's fight against Irish Mixed Martial Arts champion McGregor, whose cut of the purse elevated him to fourth spot on the U.S. business magazine's list.

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