On Sunday night, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. participated in an exhibition match against UFC and boxing upstart John Gotti III, but that match erupted into absolute chaos when the referee stopped the fight before the final bell.
Both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III spent most of the match talking trash to each other, making it nearly impossible for referee Kenny Bayless to control the match. As a result, Bayless ultimately called the match off in the sixth round – and that’s when the absolute chaos erupted.
“That’s it, that’s it,” Bayless can be heard saying as he tried to end the match, but Gotti was not having it. He rushed passed Bayless and continued swinging at Mayweather. As a result, people from both fighters’ teams hopped into the ring to try to defend their fighters while match officials tried to end the brawl.
Altercation breaks out during Floyd Mayweather vs John Gotti III exhibition match pic.twitter.com/ZiVXD7C2mN
— Crown Nation Sports (@cnation_sports) June 12, 2023
Eventually, both Mayweather and Grotti were pushed to their respective corners and the brawl ended.
It was an absolutely chaotic scene, and the sports world had plenty to say about it on social media as a result.
Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III’s exhibition fight erupted into a brawl after being called off by the referee due to “trash-talking and abusive language” 🤯
pic.twitter.com/Z98LGrtMTT— Covers (@Covers) June 12, 2023
Disgraceful scenes. I hope Floyd stops now. He's turned into a joke fighter since retiring. He's too good to be in with this standard of boxer. Hang 'em up. https://t.co/Y9GKnGVYLV
— 'Murcan Politics (@murcanpolitics) June 12, 2023
John Gotti is so dopey, he thought he’d be able to get one over on Floyd Mayweather because the official fight ended, but Floyd still got a clean shot on him. 🤣 https://t.co/1IwVBjP2uF
— Opie (@AyoCarl) June 12, 2023
Floyd and all his ppl better watch they back 😬 https://t.co/Ncgwum5JO9
— Nate THE Gr8 🏆 🥇 (@NLM213) June 12, 2023
Floyd almost dropped em 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/dsJZPP6aFB
— OBootney Lee (@OBootneyLee) June 12, 2023
It turned into WWE Royal Rumble real quick 😅 https://t.co/x4lwOr6q77
— Ibramwinyi (@ibramwinyitz) June 12, 2023
The match itself has been officially ruled a forfeit after the referee called the bout off in the sixth round due to the trash talk and his inability to control the match.
