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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II

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Mayhem
DateSeptember 13, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC light middleweight title, WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. Argentina Marcos Maidana
Nickname "Money" El Chino
("The Chinaman")
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Purse $32,000,000[1] $3,000,000
Pre-fight record 46–0 (26 KO) 35–4 (31 KO)
Age 37 years, 6 months 31 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146+1⁄2 lb (66 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring
Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring
Light Middleweight Campion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion		 WBA
No. 2 Ranked Welterweight
WBC
No. 3 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring/TBRB
No. 5 Ranked Welterweight
Former welterweight champion
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 116-111)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II, billed as Mayhem, was a professional boxing match contested on on September 13, 2014, for the WBC light middleweight title and the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championship.[2]

Background

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The pair fought earlier that year at the MGM Grand. Despite the bout being closer than most Mayweather bouts, Mayweather won by Majority Decision. The fight with Maidana proved to be one of Floyd's tougher opponents, thus, the rematch seemed likely.[3][4][5][6]

It was announced in July that rematch was to take place in September at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather said at the time "I only see the outcome one way and that's another successful night for me and my team. I'm not one to give second chances in the ring, but I want to give the fans what they want to see. His style is difficult at best, but with experience comes a way and will to win."[7]

The fight

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The fight was won by Mayweather via unanimous decision, with scores of 116-111 twice and 115-112.[8][9]

Aftermath

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On December 12, Mayweather proposed a May 2015, long muted bout with Manny Pacquiao.[10] They had twice before entered into negotiations, with Pacquiao pulling out in January 2010[11] and Mayweather refusing the bout in July 2010.[12]

On January 13, Pacquiao agreed to terms for the fight. On January 30, TMZ reported that the fight had been agreed upon by both sides and that a formal announcement would be made in the "next couple of days." However, members from both sides, including Bob Arum and Stephen Espinoza, refuted the report, saying that the deal had not been finalized yet and that negotiations on what would be a joint pay-per-view (Showtime–HBO) telecast of the fight were still clearing out the last significant issues before the deal could be finalized.

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]

Fight card

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Confirmed bouts:[15]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight/Light Middleweight United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Argentina Marcos Maidana UD 12/12 Note 1
Lightweight United States Mickey Bey def. Mexico Miguel Vazquez (c) SD 12/12 Note 2
Super Bantamweight Mexico Léo Santa Cruz (c) def. Mexico Manuel Roman TKO 02/12 0:55 Note 3
Middleweight Mexico James de la Rosa def. Mexico Alfredo Angulo UD 10/10
Junior welterweight Mexico Humberto Soto def. United States John Molina Jr. UD 10/10
Welterweight United States Daniel Prussak def. Mexico Pablo Polanco TKO 04/10 2:45
Cruiserweight United States Andrew Tabiti def. United States Caleb Grummet TKO 6/6 2:01
Junior welterweight United States Wilberth Lopez def. Argentina Damian Alejandro Sosa UD 6/6
Welterweight Argentina Fabián Maidana def. United States Jared Teer TKO 1/4 2:07

^Note 1 for WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring welterweight titles; WBC, and The Ring super welterweight titles.
^Note 2 For IBF lightweight title.
^Note 3 For WBC super bantamweight title.

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Hungary Sport 1
 New Zealand Sky Arena
 Panama RPC-TV
 United Kingdom BoxNation
 United States Showtime PPV

References

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  1. ^ Dan Rafael (13 September 2014). "Mayweather to make at least $32M". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Marcos Rene Maidana (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  3. ^ Roling, Chris. "Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: Fight Time, PPV Info, Odds and Fight Card Schedule". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Mayweather wants 'statement' win over Maidana". Arab News. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ Campbell, Brian. "Five keys for Marcos Maidana". ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  6. ^ Tinklin, Dean. "Mayweather vs Maidana Preview". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Floyd Mayweather to meet Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas rematch". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ^ Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: Live Round-by-Round Results and Highlights
  9. ^ Andrew Griffin (14 September 2014). "Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana result: Mayweather prevails but complains of Maidana bite". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Mayweather calls out Pacquiao". ESPN. January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  11. ^ "Source:MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO NEGOTIATIONS TIMELINE PART 1". Fighthype.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Source:MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO NEGOTIATIONS TIMELINE PART 2". Fighthype.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2015 in the MGM Hotel". SCME.com.mx. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  14. ^ Dan Rafael (9 August 2016). "Marcos Maidana retires at age 33". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ^ "BoxRec - event".
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Preceded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bouts
13 September 2014 		Succeeded by
Marcos Maidana's bouts
13 September 2014 		Retired
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