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| Date | May 21, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Don Moore, billed as The Showcase in the Skies of Dubai, was an exhibition boxing match between former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and undefeated boxer Don Moore. It took place on May 21, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The fight went the distance resulting in being a non-scored bout. [1]
The event was originally scheduled for May 14, 2022, but the event was postponed to May 21, 2022 due to the death of the president of the United Arab Emirates. [2]
Mayweather fought an eight round exhibition bout with former sparring partner Don Moore at a boxing event in Abu Dhabi. The fight was one-sided and Mayweather was in full control of the meeting including dropping Moore with a punch to the body in the eighth round. Moore survived the knockdown and would go the full eight rounds, there was no scoring and it ended without an official verdict. [3]
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Super welterweight | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | vs. | Don Moore | N/A | 8 | 2:00 | Exhibition bout, no winner was declared |
| Catchweight | Anderson Silva | vs. | Bruno Machado | N/A | 8 | 2:00 | Exhibition bout, no winner was declared |
| Cruiserweight | Badou Jack | def. | Hany Atiyo | KO | 1 (10) | 0:45 | |
| Super featherweight | Delfine Persoon | def. | Elhem Mekhaled | UD | 10 | 2:00 |
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