Who won Mayweather Vs McGregor?
Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, August 26th, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
Mayweather Vs McGregor stats
Back in August 2017, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 49 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Conor McGregor made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.
Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 11 years, at 40 years old.
McGregor had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mayweather Jr. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Floyd Mayweather Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Conor McGregor was a southpaw.
Mayweather Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 49 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 28 years and 1 month later than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 393 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to McGregor's 10.
Mayweather Vs McGregor form
Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Andre Berto on September 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Marcos Maidana on September 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beaten Marcos Maidana on May 3, 2014, by majority decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Canelo Alvarez on September 14, 2013, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
What time did Mayweather Vs McGregor start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Mayweather Vs McGregor?
Mayweather Vs McGregor was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Box Office HD.
What were the odds on Mayweather Vs McGregor?
Floyd Mayweather Jr was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Conor McGregor made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
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