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Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Jesús Chávez: RTD 9/12 note 1: Super Bantamweight 122 lbs. Manny Pacquiao (c) vs. Agapito Sánchez (c) TD-D 6/12 note 2: Welterweight 147 lbs. Dmitry Salita: def. Miguel Mares TKO 3/4 Cruiserweight 190 lbs. Jorge Kahwagi: def. Perry Williams TKO 1/4 Light Heavyweight 175 lbs. Paul Briggs: def. James Green TKO 3/4 ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had made his debut at super lightweight eight months prior on May 22, 2004, defeating DeMarcus Corley in a WBC super lightweight title eliminator to become the WBC's number-one contender and mandatory challenger to super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti, whom Mayweather had heavily pursued. [2]
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 .
Mayweather expressed interest in facing the soon-to-be-WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti, and negotiations began in February 2004 to designate a fight between Mayweather and former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora, who was also moving up in weight, as a WBC super lightweight title eliminator with the winner becoming the ...
A fight between WBC super featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and IBF super featherweight champion Diego Corrales had been in the works since March 2000 when the two fighters co-headlined a boxing card in which both successfully defended their titles against Gregorio Vargas and Derrick Gainer respectively. [2]
Mayweather has managed to make his millions through several high-profile fights, including a cool $240M in his record-breaking fight to Manny Pacquiao in 2015 (which amassed the highest number of ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had captured his first world title at the age of 21 two months prior after defeating Genaro Hernández on October 3, 1998. [3] Following his victory, Mayweather quickly entered negotiations with Angel Manfredy and the two fighters reached an agreement to face one another that same month with the fight set for December 19, 1998. [4]
As if Floyd Jr. didn't have enough boxing mentors and trainers, Jeff and Roger Mayweather – Floyd's uncles – were both professional boxers as well. Roger Mayweather was Floyd's original ...