Mayweather Jr vs Augustus

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Augustus?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Emanuel Augustus by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, October 21st, 2000, at Cobo Hall, Detroit.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Mayweather Jr vs Augustus stats

Back in October 2000, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Emanuel Augustus made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 16 losses and 4 draws.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 47 years, at 23 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Augustus. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Emanuel Augustus fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 2 years and 2 months later than Augustus, whose first professional fight was in 1994. He had fought 211 fewer professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Augustus' 614.

Mayweather Jr vs Augustus form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Genaro Hernandez on October 3, 1998, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against John Gotti III on August 24, 2024 ended in a no contest at Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, his fight against John Gotti III on June 11, 2023 ended in a no contest at Sunrise, United States.

Before that, his contest against Aaron Chalmers on February 25, 2023 ended in a no contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Deji on November 13, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 22 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 years, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr vs Augustus start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Cobo Hall, Detroit, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Augustus?

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