Los Angeles, September 5

Jen Welter, who blazed a trail for women as a coaching intern with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, confirmed on Friday she’s accepted Floyd Mayweather’s invitation to his fight against Andre Berto.

“Yes the rumors are true,” Welter tweeted after TMZ reported Mayweather’s invitation. “Looking forward to seeing money in action. Thanks FloydMayweather and MayweatherPromo.” Unbeaten Mayweather is looking to take his record to 49-0 on September 12 in Las Vegas, in what he vows will be his last fight. But Welter’s acceptance of the invite drew some criticism because of Mayweather’s history of domestic violence.

“So you would prefer I prejudge from a distance?” she responded on Twitter. “I consider the invitation from FloydMayweather a positive step.” Welter, a former rugby and professional gridiron player, became the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL.