Floyd Mayweather Jr. entered the ring for his rematch towards John Gotti III on Saturday night time in Mexico Metropolis with a member of basketball royalty.
Los Angeles Lakers heart Anthony Davis walked alongside Mayweather en path to the ring to the track “El Toro Encartado” by Natanael Cano.
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Davis had a hand in serving to the U.S. males’s basketball workforce win gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics, contributing 8.3 factors, 6.7 boards and two assists per sport.
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Mayweather stepped again into the boxing ring practically seven years to the date after defeating UFC star Conor McGregor to finish his excellent 50-0 skilled run.
Since his retirement, Mayweather has fought in a number of exhibition matches, together with a June 2023 battle towards Gotti that was stopped within the sixth spherical by referee Kenny Bayless. Following the battle, Gotti and Mayweather exchanged punches that escalated right into a brawl between each camps, main Gotti to be suspended for six months by the Florida State Athletic Fee. Mayweather didn’t obtain a punishment for the postfight melee.
Mayweather gained Saturday’s rematch, although the spotlight of the occasion had little to do with the precise battle. After referee Hector Afu penalized Mayweather for an unlawful punch within the second spherical, Mayweather bought right into a verbal altercation with Afu and appeared to dismiss him from the ring. After Afu left the ring, a brand new referee entered to deal with the rest of the battle, which was organized by Mayweather’s promotional agency.
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