Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III: Live round-by-round updates
The Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III round-by-round updates are here to provide real-time coverage of the heated rematch. The two men meet under exhibition boxing rules in an eight-round bout, with each round scheduled for two minutes.
The disparity in experience and skill in the ring cannot be understated in this matchup. While Gotti is no stranger to combat sports, he has never achieved anything of note in either MMA or boxing, despite plying his trade in both. Against Mayweather, he is in over his head.
This was evident given how their first fight progressed. The rematch is unlikely to be any different, but given his size, he will prove too big for Mayweather to knock out and no winner will be declared. However, the gap in talent will be astronomical. Mayweather is an all-time great with a 50-0 record.
Gotti is woefully inexperienced at 2-0. Additionally, the grudge match has no official betting odds due to its nature as an exhibition bout, and both men will be protected if the matchup ends without a stoppage.
Follow Sportskeeda for play-by-play analysis and live scoring of the bout, for which Mayweather weighed in at 160.38 pounds and Gotti at 181 pounds.
Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III
Round 1
Both men meet in the center. Gotti seems tentative, while Mayweather has scored with three jabs and a body shot. Gotti tries to commit to something, but eats a counter right over the top. The size difference is substantial, but Gotti isn't using his physicality.
The two clinch but break. Gotti complains of a back of the head shot, but the referee ignores it. Gotti stalks Mayweather, but throws little. He finally throws a two-punch combination, but his offense has been almost muted. The round ends with an argument between Gotti and Mayweather. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 2
Gotti lunges with a jab, and lands a second to the body. Mayweather with a quick one-two. Gotti complains about a shot behind the head, and the referee gives Gotti a moment. Gotti and Mayweather are arguing. The referee calls in Gotti's coach to calm him down.
Cooler heads prevail and the bout resumes. Gotti on the front foot, but Mayweather lands a body jab. They trade and Mayweather lands a nice combination. Gotti lands a right hand. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 3
Once again, Gotti is on the front foot. He doubles up his jab. Mayweather leaps in with a combination, backing him up against the ropes, where he starts unloading with combinations. Gotti breaks free and applies pressure, before clinching.
The referee breaks them up, but they clinch again. More clinching as the round comes to an end. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 4
Gotti pressures Mayweather, but lands nothing. Mayweather ripping combinations, landing to the body and head. Gotti throws a right hand but misses. Even as he approaches his fifties, Mayweather is still lightning quick. Mayweather on the front foot, unloading on Gotti.
The round ends with Mayweather eating a right hand to the body and answering with another swarming combination. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 5
Gotti pressures Mayweather to the ropes, landing a left hook to the gloves. Mayweather lands a jab to the body, then counters a level change from Gotti with an uppercut. They clinch and break. Mayweather with some combinations against an inactive Gotti.
Gotti tries to lunge in with a right hand, but Mayweather ducks under and pivots back into open space. They clinch and the round ends. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 6
Mayweather with a high guard as he tries to pressure Gotti. They clinch and the referee breaks. Gotti with a body shot and right hook. Mayweather fighting on the inside, targeting the head and body. Combinations from Mayweather, but they have no sting.
They clinch and the round ends with some words between Mayweather and Gotti. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 7
They open the round with a clinch, before a break. Mayweather unloading with combinations. Gotti walks him down to the ropes and lands some body shots. A body jab for Gotti, who subsequently eats a combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather with another combination, landing hard to the body. Gotti fires back with his own combination. They clinch again. 10-9 Mayweather.
Round 8
Gotti on the front foot, but neither man is trying to get a stoppage. This is an exhibition match and they're fighting like it. Mayweather stabs Gotti's midsection with a jab, before swarming him with a combination. Another complaint from Gotti about a back of the head shot.
Mayweather is taunting Gotti, who answers him with some body shots. They clinch and the referee breaks them up. A nice right hand lands for Mayweather, before the fight ends with an embrace. 10-9 Mayweather.
Official Decision: No winner as per exhibition rules