Floyd Mayweather Jr. did one thing Saturday night time that almost all boxing followers are unaccustomed to seeing – he had the referee switched out in the course of his bout.
The weird second occurred within the second spherical of his match towards John Gotti III in Mexico Metropolis. Mayweather was scolded by referee Hector Afu after it was decided he hit Gotti at the back of the top.
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John Gotti III receives a Floyd Mayweather Jr. left punch, at Area Ciudad de Mexico on Aug. 24, 2024, in Mexico Metropolis. (Medios y Media/Getty Photos)
Mayweather was sad with the decision. “Cash” advised the referee, primarily, to get out of his method. Then, Afu and Mayweather exchanged phrases.
Afu was out of the match by the following spherical and Alfredo Uruzquieta stepped into his place, in accordance with Bloody Elbow.
Boxing followers watching the match joked that Mayweather “fired” Afu in the course of the bout.
The Mayweather and Gotti bout was a rematch from June 2023, which descended right into a chaotic scene.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is reprimanded by the referee throughout his struggle towards John Gotti III on Aug. 24, 2024, in Mexico Metropolis. (Medios y Media/Getty Photos)
Mayweather and Gotti trashed-talked their method by means of greater than half the struggle with referee Kenny Bayless having a harder and harder time attempting to separate them and cease their jawing. After Bayless stopped the struggle, that’s when issues took an unsightly flip.
Gotti began to dip round Bayless to come back after Mayweather. The 2 then began to throw punches at one another whereas each of their groups stepped into the ring, the place extra pushing and shoving continued. Gotti was pushed to his nook and Mayweather again to his.
Saturday night time’s struggle was so much much less dramatic.
Mayweather is 50-0 in his skilled profession and hasn’t fought professionally since his win towards Conor McGregor in 2017.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., proper, faces John Gotti III in the course of the weigh-ins forward of their exhibition struggle at Massive Bola On line casino on Aug. 23, 2024, in Mexico Metropolis. (Medios y Media/Getty Photos)
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Gotti is the grandson of infamous mobster John Gotti.
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