Just as Los Chalchaleros toured the country for two years on a very extensive farewell tour that ended a career of more than half a century, Floyd Mayweather He is also stretching his goodbye to the ring as long as he can. At the age of 46 and far from the demands of high-performance sport, the former world champion in five categories will hold a new exhibition on June 11 vs. John Gottimixed martial arts fighter, novice boxer and grandson of the homonymous leader of the New York mafia in the 1980s and 1990s.
The evening, which was presented as “Last names count”will take place at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, on the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and will not only include boxing, but also musical shows: in this sense, the star attraction will be the Puerto Rican singer Ozuna. “It will be an unprecedented event in the world of sports and entertainment. It is about combining entertainment, with first-rate musical performances, with first-rate skills in the ring. The fans of South Florida are going to appreciate this world-class event that we are going to offer them.”, advanced Thursday Floyd, in his role as promoter of the eventat the press conference to present the evening.
That outfit has been fitting very well for a long time. He had already begun to sew it during the last stretch of his immaculate career, which included 50 victories (27 before the limit), and he has not given it up since he left high competition after knocking out the Irishman Conor McGregor on August 26, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As she watches The Money Team, her clothing brand, grow and promotes strip shows in Las Vegas (which she does boldly on her Instagram account), she continues to exploit her fisting skills. gloved
Mayweather was always so adept at business as to fake his opponents’ blows (not in vain they nicknamed him Money). That’s why she knew how to adjust the sails to take advantage of the winds that blow. As an example, it is worth mentioning that his exhibition before Gotti will be broadcast on the Zeus platform, a streaming service launched in July 2018 and “created by millennials for millennials”as defined from birth.
In that tune, the man born in Grand Rapids (Michigan) understood before anyone else that it would be profitable to make his way beyond the borders of boxing. He did it in 2017, when he clashed with McGregor. Despite the fact that he was the main star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the most important mixed martial arts company on the planet, The Irishman had to adapt to a new discipline and accept the terms of the negotiation established by his rival, the owner of the frying pan and the handle. And he did it because facing the best boxer of the 21st century was a unique opportunity and would bring him an incomparable check.
already retired, Floyd reinforced that trend and embarked on an exhibition series that began on December 31, 2018., when he beat the Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in less than three minutes in a fight without equivalence that took place in Saitama. Although the coronavirus pandemic put it on hiatus, the billing machine put its gears in motion again in June 2021, when the former world champion went eight rounds against youtuber logan paul (Jake Paul’s older brother) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. That task reported income for 65 million dollars.
Last year, he also went eight rounds with former sparring partner Don Moore on May 21 in Abu Dhabi and then knocked out Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura in Saitama on September 25 and YouTuber Deji Olatunji in Dubai on November 13. His last presentation was on February 25 at the O2 Arena in London before Aaron Chalmerswho had risen to fame in 2014 for his participation in the reality show Geordie Shorehad participated in the series Ex on the beach on MTV and later tried his hand at muay thai and mixed martial arts.
That night, in which the Olympic medalist in Atlanta 1996 demonstrated overwhelming superiority for eight rounds, smiled and even danced with a woman on the ring, many of the seats in the stadium were empty. However, according to the British press, the show brought the former champion profits of 20 million dollars, mainly thanks to the sale of pay-per-view packages.
Now him Mayweather Show will return to American soil with an evening that will also serve as a tribute to Marikit Kitchie Laurico, who passed away on March 31 at the age of 47. Laurico, who was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 11, was the former champion’s personal assistant and Marketing Director of The Money Team for a decade.
This time, the partner will be John Gotti, who is 30 years old, held six mixed martial arts bouts (he recorded five wins and one loss) between 2017 and 2020 under the umbrella of the CES company and last year he ventured into professional boxing, in which he recorded two wins. For the two fights, against Albert Tulley and Alex Citrowske, he weighed just over 79 kilos, 10 more than Mayweather scored in his last official match against McGregor.
For Gotti, this display resembles the golden ticket that little Charlie Bucket found in one of the chocolate bars made by Willy Wonka. “I had never seen Floyd before today and never in a million years did I think I would be in this fight”he acknowledged at Thursday’s press conference. And he detailed: “I grew up idolizing him, I’ve been a fan of his since I was nine years old, I watched videos of him on YouTube and because of him I got into the world of boxing. I am honored to have this opportunity.”.
In any case, the New York fighter, who will have an advantage in tonnage and size (1.80 meters against his rival’s 1.73), warned that he did not intend to go for a walk to Sunrise: “I’m going to show you what these previous YouTubers couldn’t do because they suck. Floyd is going to have to earn the money from him. I’m not here to play. I’m going to punish him. I don’t care if it’s an exhibition fight or not, it’s kill or be killed.”
That bravado sounded like music to the promoter Mayweather’s ears. “I love his confidence. Whenever you compete at the highest level, you have to believe in yourself. And he does. He’s supposed to have a fight plan, he wouldn’t be here if he didn’t believe in his abilities.”praised the former champion, who revealed that he was united by a bond of friendship with the father of his contender.
Much of the media coverage of this exhibition revolved around the family of Floyd’s rival during these hours. Because his grandfather, John Joseph Gotti, was the leader of the Gambino family, the largest and most powerful among the five that managed illegal activities in New York. (and also one of the most powerful of the 19 operating in the United States) in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Gotti rose to the top of his organization, of Sicilian origin, after ordering the assassination of its then leader, Paul Castellano, on December 16, 1985 at the entrance to the Sparks restaurant in Manhattan. And there he remained until he was arrested, charged with racketeering, conspiracy, murder, illegal gambling, obstruction of justice, bribery and tax fraud. For these crimes he was tried in 1992 together with his right hand, Frank Locascio.
That trial, which had Salvatore Gravano, a former adviser to the Gambino family boss, as a key witness, aroused enormous interest in New York. Celebrities such as actors Anthony Quinn and Mickey Rourke claimed Gotti’s innocence, whom they defined as “a friend”. After 72 days of trial, the two defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment for their responsibility in 13 events, including the murder of Castellano.
When John Joseph was sentenced, handed over command to John Angelo, his eldest son (and father of Mayweather’s next rival), who also ended up in prison in 1999, after pleading guilty in a bribery, extortion and threats case, and receiving a sentence of six years and five months. Then the leadership of the Gambino family fell to Peter, another of John Joseph’s sons.
The patriarch of the Gotti family died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002, at the age of 61, in the Federal Prison of Springfield (Missouri), where he had been locked up and in solitary confinement for a decade. John Angelo was released in 2004 and although he was subjected to four other extortion processes, he was unsuccessful in all of them. Since then, he has not exhibited ties to criminal organizations again. The life of both was reconstructed in the film Gottidirected by Kevin Connolly, written by Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi, and starring John Travolta, Spencer Lofranco and Kelly Preston.
2023-04-29 10:00:47
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