Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Floyd Mayweather Jr. - advising the former division champion to stay away from unbeaten lightweight contender Ryan Garcia.
Freddie Roach, who trains eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, is claiming that Floyd Mayweather and his handlers were well aware of the right shoulder injury that was suffered by Pacquiao in the weeks leading up to their 2015 clash.
Floyd Mayweather took time out after a recent trip to Neiman Marcus to begin publicly negotiating for a fight fans definitely would want to watch. The retired superstar challenged lightweight contender Ryan Garcia to first fight Rolando Romero. If Garcia can beat Romero, Mayweather promised that Garcia would then get a shot at the highest-profile fighter his company promotes – Gervonta Davis.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather is gearing up for another trip to Japan in the summer. According to Mayweather, he plans to take part in another exhibition bout. The 42-year-old former boxer traveled to Japan on New Year's Eve, and knocked out undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a single round. Nasukawa was grossly undersized and was dropped three times before the contest was waved off.
Gervonta Davis fought just a single time in 2018. Both Davis and Mayweather Promotion's CEO Leonard Ellerbe expect their fighter to have a much more active 2019 campaign. He was supposed to face Abner Mares on Saturday night but had to settle for Hugo Ruiz who took the fight on short notice after the former three-division champion was forced to pull out of the fight with a detached retina. Tank blasted Ruiz out in the first round of their Showtime televised main event.
CARSON, California – Gervonta Davis’ famous promoter stood by his side late Saturday night in a crowded hallway near Davis’ locker room. Floyd Mayweather made sure everyone jammed into this tiny space received the same message – if there’s one fighter in boxing that can surpass his superstar status, it’s Davis. The retired five-division champion obviously is biased, but Mayweather seems genuinely confident he can bring along the 24-year-old Davis at a similar deliberate pace that Mayweather took to becoming the richest athlete in the history of professional sports.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. believes Gervonta Davis, who retained his World Boxing Association super featherweight world title on Saturday night with a first-round knockout of former world champion Hugo Ruiz, has become the face of boxing.
One of the biggest fights to make for Gervonta Davis is a showdown with WBA, WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Floyd Mayweather, who promotes Davis, explains that there is no rush for his 24-year-old fighter to pursue a bout with Lomachenko, who turns 31 later this month.
Gervonta Davis Video Interview - Gervonta Davis defended his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship with a thrilling first-round TKO of former world champion Hugo Ruiz before a sellout crowd of 8,048 at Dignity Health Sports Park Saturday non SHOWTIME.
WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis pulled off a one-sided wipeout on Saturday night in Carson, California. At the Dignity Health Sports Park, Davis only needed a single round to blow away former world champion Hugo Ruiz, who came in on late notice for the injured Abner Mares, who last week withdrew from the contest.