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Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are scheduled to meet in an exhibition boxing match in early 2026, marking a rare showdown between two boxing Hall of Famers, with no specific date or location announced yet.
Unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.'s legendary sparring session with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013 showcased his competitiveness and set him on the path to greatness. Despite the lack of video evidence, accounts from witnesses describe a fierce and intense session that went beyond typical sparring. Spence's refusal to back down and his impressive performance gained Mayweather's respect. Now, as Spence prepares for a career-defining fight against Terence Crawford, he stands on the verge of becoming the best welterweight of the post-Mayweather era.
John Gotti III believes he was unfairly treated during his exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gotti claims that Mayweather taunted him and his crowd throughout the fight, but when Gotti began taunting back, referee Kenny Bayless halted the exhibition. Gotti believes that Bayless stopped the fight because he was having success against Mayweather. Gotti was later suspended for six months by the Florida commission, which he believes was done to cover up their own failings. Gotti hopes to have the suspension lifted and rematch Mayweather later this year.
Fox Sports host Skip Bayless called the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III's exhibition fight "scripted and staged" after the fight ended in a disqualification and an all-out brawl in the ring. Bayless also criticized the idea of the fight in the first place, saying that Gotti didn't belong in the ring with Mayweather and that it was beneath Mayweather's dignity to participate in such an event.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s family faced a racially charged threat on social media from John Gotti III's sister, Nicolette, after the chaotic end of the Mayweather-Gotti fight. Gotti's sister apparently threatened Mayweather's daughter, Yaya, on Instagram, prompting her to make her account private. The fight was stopped in the sixth round and ruled a disqualification. Mayweather and Gotti had trash-talked their way through more than half the fight, and after the fight, both fighters' teams stepped into the ring in a wild melee. Mayweather has yet to comment on the incident.
Conor McGregor has shown support for John Gotti III after his exhibition boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned into a brawl. McGregor, who famously fought Mayweather in 2017, tweeted his support for the Gotti family, declaring "the war is on." McGregor is expected to make his UFC return later this year against Michael Chandler.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. returned to the ring for an exhibition fight against John Gotti III, which ended in a brawl after the referee stopped the fight due to their trash-talking. Mayweather was in control throughout the fight, and all five rounds would've been scored in his favor. Gotti, who is the grandson of notorious mob boss John Gotti, has a 5-1 record as an MMA fighter and is 2-0 as a professional boxer.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s exhibition boxing match against John Gotti III ended in chaos after the bout was stopped in the sixth round. Gotti started to come after Mayweather, and the two started throwing punches at each other while their teams stepped into the ring, where more pushing and shoving continued. Mayweather hasn't fought professionally since his win over Conor McGregor in 2017 and has instead fought in lucrative exhibitions against anyone from Logan Paul to Gotti. His bought against Gotti was ruled a disqualification.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. faced off against John Gotti III in an exhibition match at the FLA Live Arena, outside of Miami, Fla. The fight ended early in the sixth round with no winner or loser. The card also featured former Bellator Middleweight champion and BareKnuckle FC Cruiserweight champion, Hector “Lightning” Lombard, who fought kickboxer Eric Turner in a bare-knuckle boxing match. Jarrell Miller also fought Antonio Zepeda in an exhibition bout.