
Mayweather dominates Gotti again in Mexico City exhibition boxing rematch
Al Jazeera
Former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has again outmatched John Gotti III, the grandson of the late New York crime boss, in an exhibition fight rematch that left the Mexico City crowd unimpressed.
Mayweather, 47, dominated Gotti from start to finish on Saturday despite confusion when a round-ending bell did not sound and the referee left the ring mid-fight. The eight-round bout included two-minute rounds with two-minute rest periods.
Gotti showed little effort during the fight, provoking the 22,000-strong audience’s disdain.
Mayweather came out throwing rights to Gotti’s head in the first round, Gotti limiting himself to containing the punishment.
There was a moment of confusion after two minutes because the bell did not ring and the fight continued until complaints were heard from Gotti’s corner.