Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III faced each other in a rematch at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City on August 24. In the exhibition fight, the undefeated 12-time world champion in five weight classes competed against the former MMA fighter and boxer.
Their first fight in June 2023 in Sunrise, FL ended in a mass brawl after the fight was stopped in the sixth round. The second showdown went the full distance of eight rounds.
In the second round of the rematch, an unusual scenario occurred. The referee was replaced after he ruled that Mayweather’s punches had hit the back of Gotti’s head. Mayweather insisted that he had thrown a hook. Some of the fans and the television crew also sounded dissatisfied.
In the end, DAZN, which broadcast the event on PPV, posted on X and declared Floyd Mayweather the winner of the duel because he “looked strong against John Gotti III.”
Since the fight was only an exhibition match, both fighters retained their respective records. 47-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. of Grand Rapids, Michigan is undefeated with a record of 50-0 and 27 KOs. 31-year-old Gotti III of Oyster Bay, New York has 2 wins with 1 KO from 2 professional boxing fights and a 5-1 record in MMA.
After the fight, 62-year-old Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez entered the ring and exchanged compliments with fellow boxing legend Mayweather.
Among the fights supporting Mayweather vs. Gotti, Alan Picasso Romero (29-0-1, 16 KOs) of Mexico defeated Armenian Azat Hovhannisyan (21-5, 17 KOs) by unanimous decision in the junior featherweight division, securing the WBC silver title with the win.
In another exhibition fight that evening, former world champion Victor Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 KOs) of Garden City, Kansas, took on Argentine left-hander Rodrigo Damian Coria (13-6, 2 KOs). In addition, Las Vegas resident Curmel Moton (5-0, 4 KOs) of Salt Lake City, Utah, knocked out Victor Vazquez (5-3-1) of Mexico in 55 seconds of their lightweight bout.
