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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II

Summary

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]

Mayhem
DateSeptember 13, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC light middleweight title;
WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Marcos Maidana
Nickname Money El Chino
("The Chinaman")
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Pre-fight record 46–0 (26 KO) 35–4 (31 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146+1⁄2 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)

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

Background edit

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 edit

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight/Light Middleweight   Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def.   Marcos Maidana UD 12/12 Note 1
Lightweight   Mickey Bey def.   Miguel Vazquez (c) SD 12/12 Note 2
Super Bantamweight   Léo Santa Cruz (c) def.   Manuel Roman TKO 02/12 0:55 Note 3
Middleweight   James de la Rosa def.   Alfredo Angulo UD 10/10
Junior welterweight   Humberto Soto def.   John Molina Jr. UD 10/10
Welterweight   Daniel Prussak def.   Pablo Polanco TKO 04/10 2:45
Cruiserweight   Andrew Tabiti def.   Caleb Grummet TKO 6/6 2:01
Junior welterweight   Wilberth Lopez def.   Damian Alejandro Sosa UD 6/6
Welterweight   Fabián Maidana def.   Jared Teer TKO 1/4 2:07

^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.

References edit

  1. ^ Roling, Chris. "Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: Fight Time, PPV Info, Odds and Fight Card Schedule". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Mayweather wants 'statement' win over Maidana". Arab News. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ Campbell, Brian. "Five keys for Marcos Maidana". ESPN. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ^ Tinklin, Dean. "Mayweather vs Maidana Preview". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: Live Round-by-Round Results and Highlights

External links edit

  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana II Official Fight Card from BoxRec
  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana 2 on Showtime
  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana II Archived 2014-09-14 at the Wayback Machine on BoxNation