MAYWEATHER JR. TO WAVE GREEN FLAG AT INDIANAPOLIS 500

Floyd Mayweather Jr., boxing's undefeated welterweight champion, will wave the green flag to start the Indianapolis 500 next month.

Named fighter of the year in 2007 by the Boxing Writers Association of America, Mayweather went to 39-0 with a victory over previously unbeaten Ricky Hatton in December.