Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
As has often been the case with its major Pay-Per-View events, Showtime confirmed the news of offering an exclusive rebroadcast of Floyd Mayweather's 12-round win over Andre Berto from Saturday evening at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn't about to change what he does best in his last fight. Both dominant and defensive, Mayweather used all the tricks learned in a 19-year pro career Saturday night to take a lopsided 12-round decision over Andre Berto and retain his welterweight titles in what he insists was his final fight. Mayweather ran his perfect record to 49-0, tying a mark set by the late heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, in a fight where he was chased but never really tested. He piled up points with a sharp jab and quick counter punches, leaving Berto swinging at air most of the night.
Undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in one pound heavier than Andre Berto on Friday, and promised to give the fans "a great fight" in their welterweight title showdown on Saturday. Though the scheduled 12-round bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena has failed to capture the public's imagination with heavy underdog Berto having lost three of his last six contests, Mayweather said entertainment would be a priority on the night. "I'm in top condition, we had a great training camp," Mayweather told a cheering crowd of around 6,000 during an on-stage interview after he and Berto had both been on the scales.
Andre Berto has noticed Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn’t quite the same fighter he once was. Mayweather’s opponent on Saturday night admits, however, that the 38-year-old Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) still gets great results in the ring because he has preserved his body about as well as he could have done.
Floyd Mayweather enters what he firmly insists is the final fight of his incredible career, as the undefeated World welterweight champion meets Andre Berto in a scheduled 12-round bout Saturday evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas - Later tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs) will enter the ring for what the fighter claims is the "last time" in his 19-year career. Mayweather is adamant that he will retire in the aftermath of his WBC/WBA welterweight title defense against Andre Berto. The fight tops a four bout Showtime Pay-Per-View event.
LAS VEGAS - In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and WBA Welterweight World Championships on the line against power-punching, two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) Saturday, Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).
Gambling ahead of Floyd Mayweather's fight against Andre Berto on Saturday night has been slow. Four months after the “fight of the century” between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao became one of the sports events that attracted most bets, not much betting has been done this week. Mayweather, the undefeated WBA and WBC welterweight champion, was the 1-30 favorite on Friday, giving punters a narrow range of options.
Hundreds of tickets were still available Friday less than 24 hours before Floyd Mayweather's welterweight world title defense, an embarrassing blow to the champion for what he says will be his last fight. It is in stark contrast to the feverish anticipation for May's showdown with Manny Pacquiao, when all seats at the MGM Grand were snapped up in mere minutes. Mayweather has attempted to drum up interest in Saturday's bout at the same venue in Las Vegas by declaring challenger Andre Berto -- rated by many pundits as a massive underdog -- a genuine threat.
Las Vegas - Former Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, would have a different direction in terms of the marketing for tonight's Showtime Pay-Per-View event at the MGM Grand. The card is topped by what is claimed to be the final fight of Floyd Mayweather Jr., who defends his WBC/WBA welterweight titles against Andre Berto. The event was named "High Stakes" - a name that Schaefer disagreed with. During his long tenure with Golden Boy, Schaefer and his former associates co-promoted Mayweather's events for the better part of seven years.