Floyd Mayweather ended months of speculation earlier in the week when he revealed his choice of Marcos Maidana as his opponent for the May 3 Showtime Pay-Per-View blockbuster event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The official announcement came on Monday as Mayweather was celebrating his 37th birthday.
The news resonated well with most fans, although to the detriment of those who hoped for longtime frontrunner Amir Khan to land the assignment. The former two-time titlist was under the impression for months that the fight was all his, even pulling out of a scheduled title fight with then-welterweight titlist Devon Alexander to ensure that nothing stood in the way of the May 3 jackpot fight.
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The news resonated well with most fans, although to the detriment of those who hoped for longtime frontrunner Amir Khan to land the assignment. The former two-time titlist was under the impression for months that the fight was all his, even pulling out of a scheduled title fight with then-welterweight titlist Devon Alexander to ensure that nothing stood in the way of the May 3 jackpot fight.
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