Floyd Mayweather was pulled from the ring during his exhibition bout with John Gotti III after a mass brawl ensued in the sixth round at the FLA Arena. Gotti, the grandson of notorious New York mobster, took on the undefeated former world champion before the match was put to a stop.
Floods of people from both camps entered the ring in protest as Mayweather was quickly pulled from the action after getting caught up in the chaos as Gotti attempted to keep fighting him after the bell.
In a fight that was initially delayed and did not come without controversy, referee Kenny Bayless had called it off much to the frustration of Gotti, who attempted to continue battling Mayweather, at which point the two teams got involved.
A number of fights also took place outside of the ring in protest of the decision, while the canvas was swarmed by both camps in ugly scenes before police took charge of the matter.
The support staff from both Mayweather and Gotti prevented the exhibition from being on time as the start was delayed due to their arguing before the legendary 50-0 boxer got into his rhythm.
Gotti, who has two professional fights to his name, was on the receiving end as Mayweather took no liberties and put on a clinical display that forced the referee to stop the fight – after Gotti was called for holding late in the fifth round.
Gotti threw Mayweather into an illegal hold after complaining about being hit in the back of the head, though as his antics continued into the next round, Bayless was left with no option but to end the fight.
Gotti attempted to get around the official and continue fighting Mayweather after the decision, something that was not taken well by the opposing camp as they swarmed the ring to protect their man and vent their frustrations at the mob boss’ grandson.
The local police cleared the outside and backstage areas as carnage ensued. The extend of any injuries are so far unknown.
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