Floyd to Fight Gotti for the Second Time: What’s Going On?

On August 24 in Mexico City, Mexico, the second exhibition match between Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III will take place. Their first fight ended in controversy – the referee disqualified Gotti, leading to him attacking Floyd and triggering an all-out brawl between their teams.

Ready to Fight covers the key points about Mayweather’s exhibition bouts:

– Mayweather’s last official fight was in the summer of 2017. He faced Conor McGregor, winning by TKO in the 10th round, and hasn’t fought officially since.

– Mayweather’s exhibition bouts are more about fun and making money. He travels the world, earns big paychecks, and stays in shape.

Floyd Mayweather has reportedly earned a total of $253.6 million from four of his exhibition fights: Tenshin Nasukawa: $88 million, Logan Paul: $55.6 million, Don Moore: $65 million, Mikuru Asakura: $20 million, YouTuber Deji: $25 million. There is no available information regarding his earnings for the fights against John Gotti III and Aaron Chalmers, whom Floyd fought in London.

– However, ticket prices for the rematch with Gotti range from $2,664 to $128,076.

– John Gotti III is the grandson of Joseph Gotti, the former boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the five most powerful organized crime families in New York City, USA. Gotti’s reaction to being disqualified in their first fight was expected, given his background. It’s worth noting that the referee had repeatedly warned John about violating the rules before stopping the fight.

– Gotti’s boxing record stands at 2-0, with 1 KO. He made his boxing debut in 2022 and fought his second bout in early 2023. His MMA record is 5-1. Since the first exhibition bout with Mayweather, Gotti has not returned to the ring.

– John is the second-largest opponent Floyd has faced in exhibition fights, standing at 180 cm tall. The only taller opponent was Logan Paul, who is 188 cm. Mayweather’s height is 173 cm.

– The undercard of Mayweather vs. Gotti will feature Victor Ortiz – a former opponent of Floyd – as well as Carmel Moton, a boxer promoted by Mayweather.