MMA Fighting has Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing exhibitions of the year at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday night.
The main event is expected to begin around 12 a.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Mayweather vs. Gotti III results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Floyd Mayweather (50-0) and John Gotti III (2-0) are squaring off again after having a wild ending to their last encounter. Their last exhibition was stopped in the sixth round due to excessive trash talking, sparking a series of brawls in and out of the ring at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., on June 11, 2023.
Floyd Mayweather's exhibition boxing career continues this Saturday when he faces John Gotti III. The fight is a rematch of a June 2023 exhibition that saw a brawl break out after referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight in the sixth round. Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III are set to run it back with another exhibition showcase at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. John Gotti III looks to avenge a DQ finish against Floyd Mayweather when he challenges the boxing Hall of Famer to an exhibition rematch in Mexico City.
Here’s when the Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III 2 event should start and when the main event fighters should walk to the ring.
The fight is a rematch of their 2023 encounter that ended in the sixth-round when referee Kenny Bayless called an end to the fight due to excessive trash talking. The referee had a difficult time getting the two to break up their clinches and there was a brawl inside the ring involving members of both teams. Now the two will meet in the ring again in hopes of getting an exhibition that doesn't devolve into chaos.
Here's a look at all you need to know to catch the bout along with a prediction for the final result.
Mayweather was well in control of the first meeting when repeated warnings for rough behavior by Gotti led to Bayless waiving off the fight. Gotti moved past Mayweather and began throwing punches, forcing Mayweather to throw back in return until members of both fighters' camps entered the ring. The arena eventually had to be evacuated as a result of the post-fight brawl.
Mayweather and Gotti now run it back at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, though tensions between the two have seemed to have settled as the rematch approaches.
Mayweather retired from professional boxing in August 2017 when he defeated UFC superstar Conor McGregor to run his record to a perfect 50-0. Since retirement, Mayweather has fought seven exhibition bouts.
The undercard sees veteran Victor Ortiz make his return to the ring when he takes on Rodrigo Damian Coria. Ortiz, 37, has been out of action since a May 2022 win over Todd Manuel where Ortiz earned the unanimous decision but was dropped in the 10th round. This bout will also be an exhibition against Coria, a native of Argentina looking to make a name for himself.
Let's take a look at the rest of the card as well as how you can catch all the action on Saturday night below. Floyd Mayweather Jr faces John Gotti III in a rematch live on PPV from Arena CDMX in Mexico City on August 24. The pair squares off for the second time in an exhibition bout, following their first showdown last June in Sunrise, Florida. The contest ended in a mass brawl, after the fight was stopped in the sixth round due to an excessive trash talking.
Undefeated 47-year-old Mayweather Jr (50-0, 27 KOs) of Grand Rapids, Michigan is a 12-time, five-division world champion. 31-year-old Gotti III (boxing 2-0, 1 KOs, MMA 5-1) of Oyster Bay, New York is a former MMA fighter and boxer. The Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III round-by-round updates are here to provide real-time coverage of the heated rematch. The two men meet under exhibition boxing rules in an 8-round bout, with each round scheduled for three minutes. The disparity in experience and skill in the ring cannot be understated in this matchup. While Gotti is no stranger to combat sports, he has never achieved anything of note in either MMA or boxing, despite plying his trade in both. Against Mayweather, he is in over his head.
A day before the fight show, Mayweather tipped the scales at 160.38 lbs. That was 20 lbs lighter than Gotti III, who showed 181 lbs. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds. Though Mayweather ended his professional boxing career in 2017 with a 10th-round TKO of Conor McGregor, his gloves never had time to collect dust. Mayweather has fought in seven exhibitions, including one against Logan Paul, and proven to be as savvy a businessman as a boxer.
Case in point: John Gotti Jr. said it was Mayweather who reached out to them years ago after Mayweather learned the grandson of the late mobster was competing in MMA. Mayweather, who’s as skilled at selling a fight as winning one, offered Gotti III a chance to fight him in the boxing ring, according to Gotti Jr. Why?
In the co-feature, 37-year-old former world champion Victor Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 KOs) of Garden City, Kansas takes on 25-year-old Argentinian southpaw Rodrigo Damian Coria (13-6, 2 KOs). The bout is also a scheduled for eight rounds exhibition matchup. Among the bouts featured on the Mayweather vs Gotti undercard, Alan Picasso Romero (28-0-1, 16 KOs) of Mexico defends his WBC ‘Silver’ junior featherweight title in a 12-rounder against Armenian challenger Azat Hovhannisyan (21-4, 17 KOs). Plus, Las Vegas-based Curmel Moton (4-0, 3 KOs) of Salt Lake City, Utah and Victor Vazquez (5-2-1) of Mexico go head-to-head in a six-rounder at lightweight.
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