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Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight .
The fight broke PPV viewership records in the United States, with 4.6 million buys and over $410 million in revenue, surpassing the previous $150 million revenue record set by Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Álvarez, the 2.48 million buy record set by 2007's Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and a pre-fight estimate of $270 million from ...
N'dou, who had mostly fought in his native South Africa and was virtually unknown in the United States, was looked at as possibly Mayweather's strongest opponent to date as he sported an impressive 31–1 record with all but one victory coming by way of knockout.
Boxer Record Weight class (boxing) Title(s) held Championship years Title defenses Notes Jimmy Barry [1] 61–0–10, 1NC Bantamweight World: 1894–1899 6 Fought when the bantamweight category was not fully established. The weight limits in the United States shifted during his career. Joe Calzaghe [2] 46–0–0: Super middleweight WBO: 1997 ...
Floyd Mayweather holds a professional boxing record of 50-0, with 27 wins by knockout. Floyd Mayweather is a former five-division world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
In July 1998, it was announced that reigning WBC super featherweight champion Genaro Hernández would meet undefeated up-and-comer Floyd Mayweather Jr. on October 3 that same year. The 21-year old Mayweather was less than two years into his professional career when the fight was made official but was a perfect 17–0 with 13 knockouts.
Maidana's effort in the majority decision loss earned him a rematch with Mayweather later that year, which didn't go as successful as the first time around. 4. April 20, 2002: Unanimous Decision ...
Mayweather's most recent fight against Andre Berto (in September 2015) added another casual $32M in the bank for the retired boxer, helping secure Mayweather's title as the highest-paid athlete in ...