Former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather outmatched John Gotti III, the grandson of the late New York crime boss, in an exhibition combat Saturday that left the Mexico Metropolis crowd unimpressed.
Mayweather, 47, retired from boxing in 2017, unbeaten in 50 bouts, however continues to seem in fights that don’t depend in the direction of his profession document.
The 31-year-old Gotti, who had a 5-1 document in MMA fights earlier than switching to boxing, is the grandson of John Gotti, the pinnacle of the Gambino crime household who died in jail in 2002.
Mayweather has additionally fought actuality tv stars and YouTube fighters in a few of his exhibitions.
He dominated Gotti from begin to end regardless of confusion when a round-ending bell didn’t sound and when the referee left the ring mid-fight. The eight-round bout included two-minute rounds with two-minute relaxation intervals.
Gotti, the primary to enter the ring in an area full of greater than 22,000 spectators, confirmed little effort in the course of the combat, frightening the viewers’s disdain.
Mayweather got here out throwing rights to Gotti’s head within the first spherical, Gotti limiting himself to containing the punishment.
There was a second of confusion after two minutes as a result of the bell didn’t ring and the combat continued till complaints had been heard from Gotti’s nook.
There was extra bewilderment within the second spherical when, after a forbidden punch by Mayweather, Panamanian referee Hector Afu left the ring, apparently aggravated by Mayweather’s actions.
Mexican referee Alfredo Uruzquieta then took over.
Mayweather simply eluded Gotti within the third spherical and unleashed on his rival, who he had towards the ropes.
It was not till the fourth that Gotti threw some critical punches to Mayweather’s physique, though with little impact.
The group started to indicate their displeasure with whistles over Gotti’s lack of combativeness in the direction of the tip of the spherical.
Mayweather rained blows on Gotti, who did little to defend himself, within the sixth and seventh rounds, leaving followers much more aggravated.
Mayweather cornered Gotti within the remaining spherical however his opponent held on till the ultimate bell.
There was no official winner as a result of the bout was an exhibition match.
Mayweather and Gotti fought their first exhibition in South Florida in June 2023, a combat that was stopped within the sixth spherical due to insults between each fighters that brought on a melee within the ring.
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