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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.
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]
According to CompuBox, Castillo landed 203 punches against Mayweather, the second most by any opponent in Mayweather's 47-fight career. It was a hotly contested battle that was pure entertainment ...
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]
Immediately following his eighth successful title defense over Jesús Chávez in November 2001, reigning WBC super featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced that after 27 fights in the division, the Chávez fight would be his last as a super featherweight and he would be moving up to lightweight to challenge the WBC lightweight champion José Luis Castillo.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, billed and promoted as The Money Fight, Boxing vs. MMA: Champion of Champions [2] [3] [4] and The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History, [5] was a professional crossover boxing match between undefeated eleven-time five-division boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and two-division mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion and, at the time, UFC ...
The fight was held at the Van Andel Arena in Mayweather's native Grand Rapids, Michigan, in what would prove to be the third and final time Mayweather would make a title defense in his hometown. Mayweather would state about his homecoming "It's always a joy to come back home and put on a show for the my fans, friends and relatives.