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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II

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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 United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. Argentina 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)
Age 37 years, 6 months 31 years, 1 month
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)

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]

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

Background

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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

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

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  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
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