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| Date | 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayweather Jr. wins via 6th-round TKO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji was an exhibition boxing match contested between former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Deji Olatunji. The exhibition boxing bout took place on November 13, 2022 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE. Mayweather defeated Olatunji via 6th round TKO. [2] [3]
On 15 September 2022 it was reported by Mirror Fighting that American five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Deji Olatunji, were in the final stages of negotiations for an exhibition bout in Dubai for the 13th of November. [4] The report revealed that Jack Fincham, Harley Benn, Anthony Taylor, and Paul Daley were approached to feature on the undercard. [4]
On 20 September, it was announced that Global Titans' next event is set for 13 November at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE. [5] On 26 September, Mayweather Jr. and Olatunji were confirmed set to face in an exhibition bout on 13 November. [3]
On 18 October, it was announced by DAZN and Misfits Boxing would co-promote and distribute the event alongside Global Titans, with the focus on English-speaking markets. The event was marketed and branded as part of their "X Series" events and broadcast on DAZN PPV. [6] [7]
Four press conferences were held in the following cities: [8]
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Main Card | |||||||
| Catchweight | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | def. | Deji Olatunji | TKO | 6 (8) | 1:22 | Exhibition bout |
| Cruiserweight | Tommy Fury | vs. | Rolly Lambert | — | 6 | — | Exhibition bout |
| Junior welterweight | J’Hon Ingram | vs. | Kōji Tanaka | N/A | 3 | — | Exhibition bout |
| Super featherweight | Jaider Herrera | def. | Franklin Manzanilla | TKO | 5 (10) | 3:00 | For WBC International Super Featherweight Title |
| Catchweight | Jack Fincham | vs. | Anthony Taylor | N/A | 4 | — | Exhibition bout, no winner was declared |
| Preliminary Card (Global Titans' YouTube channel) | |||||||
| Super featherweight | Delfine Persoon | vs. | Ikram Kerwat | NC | 1 (10) | 1:06 | For WBC Silver Super Featherweight Title |
| Light-heavyweight | Bobby Fish | def. | Boateng Prempeh | KO | 2 (4) | 1:02 | Fish's professional debut |
| Country/Region | Broadcasters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | Metaverse | |
| Middle East | YouTube (Preliminary Card) | — | FITE TV | — | MetaVerseBooks FightTyme |
| United Kingdom | — | DAZN PPV | — | ||
| United States | — | — | |||
| Canada | Indemand Direct TV Dish TV Shaw Rogbers Bell | — | |||
| North America | — | ||||
| Ireland | — | — | |||
| Australia | — | — | |||
| New Zealand | — | — | |||
| Japan | ABEMA | RIZIN Stream Pass | |||
| Worldwide | — | FITE TV | — | ||
