Floyd Mayweather faced his competitor Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on September 12, and it was one grueling match!
The stakes were higher than ever, as Floyd sought to epically end his 19-year career. The boxing superstar came in with an undefeated record to take on his Haitian opponent, who was a two-time welterweight world champion and it was more intense than everyone had ever expected.
Not only was it Floyd’s final match, the victory moved him level in the history books with Rocky Marciano, the former heavyweight champion who retired with a record of 49-0 in 1956.
If this truly was the final fight of pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather's career, as he claims it will be, he will go out having put on another brilliant display, notching another easy win and finishing with a perfect record.
The finest prizefighter of his generation did exactly what everyone expected against an opponent few believed worthy of sharing a ring with him.
Floyd Mayweather coasted to a one-sided unanimous decision over the hopelessly overmatched Andre Berto before 13,395 fans on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges at ringside turned in scores of 120-108, 118-110 and 117-111.
Floyd Mayweather kneels after the final round against Andre Berto #Mayweather #TMT pic.twitter.com/zTREdtyayC
— Boxing Insider.com (@BoxingInsider) September 13, 2015
After the final bell, Mayweather confirmed the main selling point of an abbreviated promotion that often felt careless and stripped down: that he is officially retired.
Even though he remains at the top of his game and can still command big bucks, Floyd Mayweather insisted this was, as he said in the build-up to the fight, his 'last dance.'
"You got to know when to hang it up, and it's time for me to hang it up," Mayweather said. "I'm not going to be doing this when I'm 40 years old."
"There's nothing else for me to do in the sport of boxing. I made great investments, I'm financially stable, well off. I had a great career. My record speaks for itself," he said.
Before the fight kicked off, Floyd reflected on his legendary career. “I want to thank everyone that has covered this event and my career over 19 years,” he said at a press conference on September 9. “Whether it was a good story or a bad story, you guys wrote about me and kept me relevant. That’s how I was able to do record breaking numbers.”
. @FloydMayweather is holding court at the press conference. Thanks team. Says Cdnt have done it without them pic.twitter.com/OpWOGXYeLJ — Gareth A Davies (@GarethADaviesDT) September 13, 2015
