Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II

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Mayhem
Mayweather vs Maidana II.jpg
DateSeptember 13, 2014
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBC light middleweight title;
WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United States.svg Floyd Mayweather Jr. Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Maidana
Nickname MoneyEl Chino
("The Chinaman")
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Pre-fight record 46–0 (26 KO) 35–4 (31 KO)
Age 37 years, 6 months 31 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight146+12 lb (66 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight champion
WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring light middleweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion
Former welterweight champion
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 116-111)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II, billed as Mayhem, was a world championship boxing match held on September 13, 2014, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The fight was won by Mayweather via unanimous decision, with scores of 116-111 twice and 115-112. [5]

Background

The pair fought earlier that year at the MGM Grand. Despite the bout being closer than most Mayweather bouts, Mayweather won by Majority Decision. The fight with Maidana proved to be one of Floyd's tougher opponents, thus, the rematch seemed likely.

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight/Light Middleweight Flag of the United States.svg Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Maidana UD12/12 Note 1
Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Bey def. Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Vazquez (c) SD12/12 Note 2
Super Bantamweight Flag of Mexico.svg Léo Santa Cruz (c) def. Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel RomanTKO02/120:55 Note 3
Middleweight Flag of Mexico.svg James de la Rosa def. Flag of Mexico.svg Alfredo Angulo UD10/10
Junior welterweight Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto Soto def. Flag of the United States.svg John Molina Jr. UD10/10
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Prussakdef. Flag of Mexico.svg Pablo PolancoTKO04/102:45
Cruiserweight Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Tabitidef. Flag of the United States.svg Caleb GrummetTKO6/62:01
Junior welterweight Flag of the United States.svg Wilberth Lopezdef. Flag of Argentina.svg Damian Alejandro SosaUD6/6
Welterweight Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Maidana def. Flag of the United States.svg Jared TeerTKO1/42:07

^Note 1 for WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring welterweight titles; WBC, and The Ring super welterweight titles.
^Note 2 For IBF lightweight title.
^Note 3 For WBC super bantamweight title.

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