Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
LAS VEGAS - According to former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs), he's paying no attention to the incoming verbal jabs from Floyd Mayweather Sr., the father and trainer of WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs). Berto will challenge Mayweather on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The bout headlines a four fight Showtime Pay-Per-View card.
LAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto participatedin the finalpress conference for"HIGH STAKES: Mayweather vs. Berto" on Wednesday at the David Copperfield Theatre at the MGM Grand ahead of their major showdown taking place this Saturday, Sept. 12 live on SHOWTIME PPV(8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Las Vegas, Nevada - Floyd Mayweather Jr. was not happy with the trash talking that came from his father and trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., during the final press conference for Saturday's Showtime pay-per-view headliner against Andre Berto. The two fighters were rather quiet when they spoke about their upcoming welterweight title showdown at the MGM Grand, but their trainers raised the temperature.
If Floyd Mayweather remains true to his word, then Saturday night will be his last night as a prizefighter, after which he will devote all of his time and attention to the continued growth of Mayweather Promotions. The last call comes against former titlist Andre Berto, with their 12-round World welterweight championship clash headlining Saturday evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs), and Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, brushed off any notion that Saturday's Showtime Pay-Per-View event would be a financial failure. Mayweather will defend his belts against former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto. The match has not been popular with the fans, because most of them believe there were many other opponents who were far more deserving of the opportunity.
LAS VEGAS - The countdown to "HIGH STAKES: Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Andre Berto" continued Tuesday afternoon as Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto made their Grand Arrivals at MGM Grand in Las Vegas before their fight this Saturday, Sept. 12 live on SHOWTIME PPV® (8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
As the days count down to what he insists will be the final fight of his legendary career, Floyd Mayweather continues to lavish praise on the team that has helped make him a millionaire many, many times over. The undefeated reigning World welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king is squarely focused on present business at hand, his upcoming showdown with former champ Andre Berto this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both fighters were present for the main event pre-fight press conference on-site Wednesday afternoon, where Mayweather revealed what exactly his team brings to the table.
LAS VEGAS - The countdown to "HIGH STAKES: Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Andre Berto" continued Tuesday afternoon as Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto made their Grand Arrivals at MGM Grand in Las Vegas before their fight this Saturday, Sept. 12 live on SHOWTIME PPV® (8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king 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 Berto (30-3, 23 KOs).
Floyd Mayweather (48-0, 26 knockouts) is only a few days away from defending his WBC/WBA welterweight titles against former two-time world champion Andre Berto, on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight is being pushed as the final contest of Mayweather's career. Mayweather says he took the fight finish off his exclusive six fight deal with Showtime/CBS. Many were surprised to see him come back and fight in September after earning $300 million dollars for his fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd.
Kell Brook is ready to pass his "toughest" test against Diego Chaves next month before hunting down the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. The Yorkshireman will defend his IBF welterweight world title against rough Argentinian Chaves in his native Sheffield on October 24. Unbeaten Brook will then chase down the division's big names having so far failed to land the mega-fights he craves. "It's hard to make these big fights," he said. "We wanted Timothy Bradley for this fight but that fell through for whatever reason. Brandon Rios was another we looked at.