Illegal punches, referee changes and booing: the controversial fight Mayweather won against the grandson of a famous mafia boss

One night, the legend returned. But he did so on an evening that ended in boos, boos and arguments. Floyd Mayweather He stepped back into the ring when he won against John Gotti IIIwhich never posed a threat to Moneyin a friendly match held in the city of Mexico City. It was the legendary boxer’s first fight on Aztec soil, but its staging caused more than 20,000 spectators what filled CDMX Arena.

Retired in 2017 with an undefeated record of 50 fightsformer five-division world champion He started a dirty fight, landing several illegal blows.But It was not sanctioned because there are no judges at the show, so there was no winner or loser.The duel began in disarray, the first round extended beyond the agreed two minutes and with Mayweather, who opened with two rabbit punches from GottiNot allowed in professional boxing because it is located behind the neck.

Panamanian judge Hector Afu He didn’t say anything about the mistakes. Money until the second round, when he stopped the fight for a few seconds to leave the ring, to the anger of the former champion, who asked to be allowed to continue throwing punches and shoved the referee. The organization eventually decided to replace the referee with another one, but the damage had already been done. The pause is unfocused Gotti, trapped by the former monarch.

He Handsome He had more control in the third round, where he put his opponent, who turned out to be one of the grandsons of a famous mafia bossto which he connected rally blows, several of them to the soft spots.

Episode four was very similar to episode five in that Mayweather took advantage of this Gotti He continued to take a passive position and continued to harm his opponent. injections and straight to the head. In this sense Gotti He was never able to challenge the former champion’s hierarchy, nor was he able to take advantage of his weight, nearly 184 pounds compared to 160 pounds. Money. Even in the final stretch of the fight, the difference was so noticeable that the legend maintained a frantic and dizzying pace against a fighter who was dedicated to standing up and fighting back with fear.

One of the most striking scenes of Saturday night was when Floyd tried to provoke his opponent eighth and the last round, when he let his guard down, but Gotti couldn’t even throw a punch and dropped his hands during the performance. That’s when Mayweather The referee warned him again to stop hitting the back of the head.

Earlier, in the co-main event, Alan David King Picasso, one of the main promises of Mexican boxing, won by unanimous decision against the Armenian Azat Oganesyan, in battle super athleteThe 24-year-old suffered a defeat at the hands of the 36-year-old veteran and experienced European, who landed several punches to his face and at times kept the Mexican from revealing his defense.

He King Now he will continue his journey to fight the Japanese. Naoya InoueAbsolute bantamweight champion. Alan David improved his record 29 wins16 early and a draw; Armenian leaves his mark 21 wins, 17 by knockout and five losses..