In a June exhibition in South Florida, the grandson of former New York crime boss, John Gotti III will face the former world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather continued to fight in fights that did not count toward his career record even though he retired from boxing in 2017 with a record of 50 victories.
Gotti, who was 30 years old at the time, had a 5-1 record in MMA fights, losing to Nick Alley in his most recent bout in 2020. Gotti is 2-0 in boxing since making the switch.
The contender is the grandson of John Gotti, the top of the Gambino wrongdoing family who passed on in jail in 2002.
At a press conference with Mayweather, Gotti said that while he had been a fan of Mayweather since he was a young child, he was ready to fight him in Sunrise.
He stated, “Make no mistake, June 11, I am bringing that man bad intentions.” Furthermore, I couldn’t care less in the event that it’s a show or not, you began to battle me. It isn’t a quarter. Therefore, either kill or be killed.
In some of his exhibition fights, Mayweather has fought reality TV stars and You Tube fighters, but Gotti said he would be tougher.
He stated, “I think I should take the fight to him. I’m going to show him different looks, something that these past YouTubers, whatever you want to call them, didn’t do because they all suck.”
Mayweather said he had been attempting to set up a battle with Gotti for quite some time and was a companion of his dad, John Gotti Jr.
“I’m friends with his dad. That’s what people don’t know. I’ve always been friends with the Gotti family. That’s what a lot of people don’t know,” Mayweather said.
“For 27 years, I’ve been competing at the highest level. And I will continue to have fun, entertain, until I’m ready to say, you know what? Enough is enough.”
