( CNN ) -- Floyd Mayweather is returning to boxing after a year out of the ring , announcing he is to fight Victor Ortiz . The five-time world champion 's last bout was against Shane Mosley in May 2010 as he won a unanimous decision in Las Vegas . Mayweather , 34 , has won all 41 of his professional fights and is a six-time world champion at five different weights . Ortiz became the current World Boxing Council ( WBC ) welterweight champion after beating Andre Berto in April and the bout has been set for September 17 . `` I am ready to return to the ring and give my fans a fantastic night of boxing by fighting the best out there , '' Mayweather said in a statement . `` For me , that is Victor Ortiz . He is the current champion and an extremely talented fighter , who showed amazing skills and heart in his last performance . `` At this stage of my career , these are the challenges I look for -- a young , strong , rising star looking to make his mark in boxing by beating me . `` Ortiz is just going to be another casualty , the 42nd one who tried and failed . Trust me . I will be ready . '' Mayweather has recorded 25 knockouts in his 41 bouts , while Ortiz has suffered two defeats and two draws in his 33 fights . The 24-year-old American said : `` I respect Mayweather because he has been a champion for many years and I know he will be ready but so will I . `` I 'm a world champion for a reason and I am not going to let go of my title any time soon . This is going to be a great fight , but I will remain a world champion for many years to come . '' Mayweather 's return to the ring will again raise the prospect of a so-called `` superbout '' with eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao . Since Mayweather last fought he was arrested at a Las Vegas casino in December last year on a misdemeanor battery charge after he allegedly assaulted a security guard at his housing complex . He has also been embroiled in domestic violence claims from his former girlfriend . He faces criminal charges in court in January .
Floyd Mayweather announces he is to fight Victor Ortiz on September 17 . The two will meet in Las Vegas for the first time since their controversial split last year. 24-year-old Ortiz is the current WBC welterweight champion .