Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji Olatunji 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]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Deji
Date13 November 2022
VenueCoca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Deji Olatunji
Nickname Money The Tank
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. London, England
Pre-fight record 50–0 (27 KOs) 1–0 (1 KO)[lower-alpha 1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg) 175 lb (79 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition 5-division world champion
Result
Floyd Mayweather defeats Deji in 6th round by TKO

Background
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (left) and Deji Olatunji (right).

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

Four press conferences were held in the following cities:[6]

Card

The 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
Weight class vs Method Round Time Notes
Main Card
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
Country/Region Broadcasters
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		 —
North America —
Ireland — —
Australia — —
New Zealand — —
Japan ABEMA RIZIN Stream Pass
Worldwide — FITE TV —

Notes
  1. On BoxRec, Olatunji's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KO).[1]

References
  1. "BoxRec: Deji Daniel Olatunji". BoxRec. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. Sam, Doric. "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Deji Set for Exhibition Fight in Dubai on Nov. 13". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. Sky Sports (26 September 2022). "Floyd Mayweather to fight YouTuber Deji in November showdown in Dubai". Sky Sports.
  4. Corby, Donagh (14 September 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Floyd Mayweather set to fight YouTube star Deji in Dubai exhibition bout". Mirror Fighting.
  5. Global Titans (20 September 2022). "DUBAI, WE'RE BACK! 🔥". Twitter.
  6. Deji (30 September 2022). "#MayweatherDeji press conference details. Open to the public! 🔥". Twitter.
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