Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as "The One", was a boxing light middleweight championship superfight. The bout was held on September 14, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV. Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.
The fight was won by Mayweather in a 12-round majority decision in front of a sold out crowd of 16,746. Judge C. J. Ross scored the fight 114-114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116-112, and Craig Metcalfe scored it 117-111. Judge Ross retired after this fight.
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Fight card
^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light middleweight titles.
^Note 2 For WBA (Super), WBC & The Ring light welterweight titles.
^Note 3 For IBF junior middleweight title.
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International broadcasting
1The GMA News TV telecast ceased commercial operations due to high airtime cost with live coverage via satellite feed of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, part of GMA News TV ceased broadcasting operations due to the network's "disappointing" development. The GMA Network management announced that GMA News TV would sign-off on December 31, 2013.
References
External links
- Official website
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez Official Fight Card from BoxRec
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez on Showtime
- Golden Boy Promotions
- Mayweather Promotions
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