Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji was an exhibition boxing match contested between former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Deji Olatunji. The exhibition boxing bout took place on November 13, 2022 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE. Mayweather defeated Deji via 6th round TKO.[2][3]
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| Date | 13 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayweather Jr. wins via 6th-round TKO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
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On 15 September 2022 it was reported by Mirror Fighting that American five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and YouTuber Deji Olatunji were in the final stages of negotiations for an exhibition bout in Dubai for the 13th of November.[4] The report revealed that Jack Fincham, Harley Benn, Anthony Taylor, and Paul Daley were approached to feature on the undercard.[4]
On 20 September, it was announced that Global Titans' next event is set for 13 November at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE.[5] On 26 September Mayweather Jr. and Olatunji were confirmed set to face in an exhibition bout on 13 November.[3]
Press conferences
editFour press conferences were held in the following cities:[6]
- 13 October – TMT Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- 21 October – Handelsbeurs, Antwerpen, Belgium (Delfine Persoon vs Ikram Kerwat)
- 4 November – York Hall, London, England
- 10 November – Dubai Sports Council, Dubai, U.A.E.
Card
editThe card for the fight features Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Deji Olatunji as the main event with Tommy Fury and Rolly Lambert as the co-main. The undercard consists of Delfine Persoon vs. Ikram Kerwat, Bobby Fish vs. Boateng Prempeh, Harley Benn vs. Faizan Anwar, J'Hon Ingram vs. Kōji Tanaka, Jack Fincham vs. Anthony Taylor, and Jaider Herrera vs. Franklin Manzanilla for the WBC International super featherweight title.
Fight card
edit| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Catchweight | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | def. | Deji Olatunji | TKO | 6 (8) | 1:22 | Exhibition bout |
| Cruiserweight | Tommy Fury | vs. | Rolly Lambert | — | 6 | — | Exhibition bout |
| Junior welterweight | J’Hon Ingram | vs. | Kōji Tanaka | N/A | 3 | — | Exhibition bout |
| Super featherweight | Jaider Herrera | def. | Franklin Manzanilla | TKO | 5 (10) | 3:00 | For WBC International Super Featherweight Title |
| Catchweight | Jack Fincham | vs. | Anthony Taylor | N/A | 4 | — | Exhibition bout, no winner was declared |
| Preliminary Card (Global Titans' YouTube channel) | |||||||
| Super featherweight | Delfine Persoon | vs. | Ikram Kerwat | NC | 1 (10) | 1:06 | For WBC Silver Super Featherweight Title |
| Light-heavyweight | Bobby Fish | def. | Boateng Prempeh | KO | 2 (4) | 1:02 | Fish's professional debut |
Broadcasting
edit| Country/Region | Broadcasters | ||||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | Metaverse | |
| Middle East | YouTube (Preliminary Card) |
— | FITE TV | — | MetaVerseBooks FightTyme |
| United Kingdom | — | DAZN PPV | — | ||
| United States | — | — | |||
| Canada | Indemand Direct TV Dish TV Shaw Rogbers Bell |
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| North America | — | ||||
| Ireland | — | — | |||
| Australia | — | — | |||
| New Zealand | — | — | |||
| Japan | ABEMA | RIZIN Stream Pass | |||
| Worldwide | — | FITE TV | — | ||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "BoxRec: Deji Daniel Olatunji". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Sam, Doric (27 September 2022). "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Deji Set for Exhibition Fight in Dubai on Nov. 13". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Sky Sports (26 September 2022). "Floyd Mayweather to fight YouTuber Deji in November showdown in Dubai". Sky Sports.
- ^ a b Corby, Donagh (14 September 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Floyd Mayweather set to fight YouTube star Deji in Dubai exhibition bout". Mirror Fighting.
- ^ Global Titans (20 September 2022). "DUBAI, WE'RE BACK! 🔥". Twitter.
- ^ Deji (30 September 2022). "#MayweatherDeji press conference details. Open to the public! 🔥". Twitter.