News - Floyd Mayweather

Victor Ortiz handed Andre Berto his first pro defeat earlier this year in a fight that many experts called a "Fight of the Year" candidate. Both fighters hit the deck in a very exciting bout that took place in Connecticut and was televised by HBO read more ...

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, WBC 154-pound champion Saul «Canelo» Alvarez (39-0, 29KOs) issued a challenge to the WBC’s welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). The young Mexican star, shortly after his fifth round stoppage of Kermit Cintron, called for a Mayweather showdown in May read more ...

Boxing adviser Leonard Ellerbe has revealed that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) intends to defend his belt on May 5, 2012, and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas has been placed on hold. On September 17th, Mayweather returned from a 16-month layoff to stop Victor Ortiz in four rounds read more ...

After reading several of the pieces involving the verbal battle between Lou DiBella, promoter of top middleweight star Sergio Martinez, and Russias Kirill Pchelnikov, the co-promoter and financial supporter of WBO middleweight beltholder Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KOs), BoxingScene.com reached out to another member of Team Pirog to get his opinion on several topics read more ...

Larry Merchant was still full of piss and vinegar the day after Floyd Mayweather sucker punched his way to victory against Victor Ortiz. Among many others, Merchant said «Pretty Boy» Floyd is a «prima donna» and definitely not a crowd-pleaser — at least last night. As for Merchant’s claim he could have kicked Mayweather’s butt 50 years ago — let’s put it this way ... the day after Larry made the comment, he wised up read more ...

Referee Joe Cortez has received a lot of criticism from the fans and the boxing media, with nearly all of his critics being upset over the veteran referee’s performance in last Saturday’s controversial fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. During the fourth round, Ortiz apologized to Mayweather for intentionally using his head read more ...

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) in round four on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Ortiz had a good round two, but Floyd was back in charge in the third. Aftyer a head butt in round four, Cortez broke the action. Mayweather then knocked out Ortiz while he was apologizing with two shots in round four read more ...

During a recent open workout to promote his upcoming fight with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, former five division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25Kos) answered several questions related to a possible mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38Kos) read more ...

Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent is the total package ... in more ways than one ... and last week, he let it all hang out in a SUPER-REVEALING underwear photo shoot ... and TMZ has the pics read more ...

Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, consider Manny Pacquiao to be a good fighter and a big star in the sport, but he feels the Filipino’s epic rise was helped in part by Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s long layoffs from the sport. Mayweather will hit the ring on September 17th against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas read more ...