Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s exhibition bout against John Gotti III led to a ring brawl live from FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
The undefeated, 50-0, fighter was cruising in the bout, dominating his opponent right from the off without breaking sweat.
‘TBE’ landed shots at will to the body and head as Mayweather stepped on the gas from the first bell.
Mayweather taunted his opponent throughout the fight in a case of verbal sparring as the American rolled back the years, far from being the 46-year-old that he is today.
Gotti failed to muster up a response but did well to hang in for six rounds before things got heated. Referee Kenny Bayless warned the duo over their language, but his words were not heeded.
As a result, Bayless stopped the fight in the sixth round. However, Gotti was not having any of it.
The Floyd Mayweather/John Gotti exhibition boxing match ended in a brawl with over 60 people in the ring.
The referee stopped the fight because Mayweather and Gotti kept talking smack during the fight.
Gotti pushed the referee aside and started swinging haymakers at Floyd.
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) June 12, 2023
He began to swing wildly as Mayweather backed himself up against the ropes. The respective camps from both sides jumped into the ring as the chaos ensued.
The ref stopped the fight and that’s what caused John Gotti III to go wild & attack Floyd Mayweather #MayweatherGotti pic.twitter.com/dh3aVhPQcO
— Sporting News Fights (@sn_fights) June 12, 2023
And things escalated towards the crowd as fans had reportedly gotten physical, with the authorities stating that charges could be pressed against those who were seen to be inciting trouble.
Full blown chaos in the ring as a wild brawl unleashes during #MayweatherGotti 😱 pic.twitter.com/Mu7Yh4yQYo
— Sporting News Fights (@sn_fights) June 12, 2023
While there is nothing to suggest that there were any injuries sustained, who knows what could have happened on any other given day, and yet, the sentiment on social media was far from one of concern.
The majority of the boxing community questioned the nature of the event, with some even suggesting that perhaps it was done for clout.
Social Media Reaction
Looked fake AFK. Looked like Gotti was just throwing punches but didn’t land anything lol. I think getting could have got him off they didn’t stop. Obviously opinion 🙄
— MAMBA (@matt_evarts) June 12, 2023
Staged!!!
— Ernest Carter (@erncart) June 12, 2023
Clout
— famuel (@PackerFanSam) June 12, 2023
