- Source: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as The Moment, was a professional boxing match contested on May 3, 2014, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championship.
Background
It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and broadcast on Showtime PPV.
= Fight purses
=Guaranteed fight purses: Over $37 million total (including most expensive undercard in pay-per-view history, as of May 2014)
Headline
Floyd Mayweather ($32,000,000) vs. Marcos Maidana ($1,500,000)
Undercard
Amir Khan ($1,500,000) vs. Luis Collazo ($300,000)
Adrien Broner ($500,000) vs. Carlos Molina ($100,000)
The fight
Mayweather won the fight in a highly contested 12-round fight via majority decision. Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Burt A. Clements scored it 117–111.
Aftermath
The two fought again later that year where Mayweather won again.
= Reception
=The fight was sold out, grossing US$15 million at the live gate, the fourth highest of any boxing event in Las Vegas. It sold an estimated 900,000 buys on pay-per-view, the year's highest-selling PPV up until May 2014, grossing an estimated $63 million in pay-per-view revenue, bringing the event's total revenue to an estimated $78 million.
Fight card
Confirmed bouts:
^Note 1 For WBC Welterweight, WBA Welterweight title & The Ring Welterweight titles.
Broadcasting
References
External links
Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana on Showtime
Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine on BoxNation
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- Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana
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- Marcos Maidana
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- Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana
