It seems as if Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III might be working it again, and for actual this time.
On Friday evening, Mayweather introduced {that a} rematch between the undefeated boxer and six-time MMA veteran will happen Aug. 24 in Mexico Metropolis. “Cash” made an identical announcement this previous November for a battle throughout Tremendous Bowl weekend in Las Vegas, however it by no means materialized, and actually, Gotti himself by no means confirmed the reserving.
This time, Gotti did promote the brand new date on a number of posts on his Instagram tales.
The 2 fighters competed in an exhibition bout in June 2023 the place issues resulted in chaotic trend.
Within the sixth spherical of a considerably forgettable affair, the offended power between Mayweather and Gotti boiled over into mayhem as referee Kenny Bayless known as a cease to the bout, which led to Gotti persevering with to have interaction Mayweather and each camps getting into the ring for an unsightly melee.
The 31-year-old grandson of the notorious mob boss John Gotti is 5-1 as a professional MMA fighter, however made the change over the boxing following his first MMA loss to Nick Alley in a large upset at CES 61 in October 2020. Gotti is 2-0 in his professional boxing profession, together with a first-round knockout victory in January 2023.
Mayweather, 47. has stored himself busy with exhibition bouts towards the likes of Logan Paul, Deji, and even Tenshin Nasukawa since defeating Conor McGregor in his closing professional boxing bout in August 2017.
