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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 .
Mayweather wins via 7th-round technical knockout Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Phillip N'dou was a professional boxing match contested on November 1, 2003, for the WBC and The Ring lightweight titles. [ 1 ]
Mayweather wins via 6th-round technical knockout Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sharmba Mitchell , billed as Pound for Pound King: Battle of Champions , was a professional boxing match contested on November 19, 2005.
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 .
The Mayweather–Chávez fight was the first title fight to be held in the city of San Francisco since Dick Tiger defeated Gene Fullmer at Candlestick Park in 1962. [5] Mayweather's fight against Chávez was expected to be his final as a super featherweight, the division where he started and spent the most time in his pro career. [6]
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]
Mayweather-Gatti was one of the finest boxing performances of Mayweather's career and the top/most entertaining fight on this list because of the pure dominance displayed by Floyd in the TKO win.
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.