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The fight was sold out, grossing US$15 million at the live gate, the fourth highest of any boxing event in Las Vegas. [2] It sold an estimated 900,000 buys on pay-per-view , [ 7 ] the year's highest-selling PPV up until May 2014, grossing an estimated $63 million in pay-per-view revenue, bringing the event's total revenue to an estimated $78 ...
On February 20, Mayweather announced that the fight was official and a contract had been signed for a fight to take place on May 2, at the MGM Grand. [13] This would the last bout of Maidana's career, he would announce his retirement two years later. [14]
Mayweather explained why he chose Maidana, "Marcos Maidana's last performance immediately brought him to my attention. He is an extremely skilled fighter who brings knockout danger to the ring. I think this is a great fight for me and he deserves the opportunity to see if he can do what 45 others have tried to do before him – beat me."
Following his last bout, he expressed his desire to fight Juan Manuel Marquez, [2] however Marquez turned this fight down and then the matchup was made with Maidana through Golden Boy Promotions. Maidana was coming from a twelve-round decision loss against then title-holder Amir Khan in December 2010, his second shot at a world title. This was ...
However, Maidana recovered and battered Khan with a furious barrage in the tenth, sending him wobbling toward the ropes. Khan was able to improve in Round 11 and Maidana had another good round in the 12th, as Maidana was able to secure the last 3 rounds of the fight, making it very competitive on the judges' scorecards.
December 11 – Amir Khan defeats Marcos Maidana in a relatively close decision. Khan came out strong in the early part of the fight by applying heavy pressure on Maidana and getting a knockdown late in the first round. However, in the later parts of the fight, Khan spent much of his time avoiding Maidana, trying to endure through rounds.
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Maidana punished Broner for the remainder of the fight, winning the fight via unanimous decision and giving Broner his first loss as a professional. [5] The judges scored the fight 115–110, 116–109, and 117–109 in favour of Maidana.