Floyd Mayweather Jr Beats Conor McGregor in Surprisingly Close Fight

Referee stops superfight in Round 10

Floyd Meryweather Jr
Facebook/Floyd Meryweather Jr

A super-hyped boxing match between boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter “The Notorious” Conor McGregor ended after 10 rounds with the actual boxer winning — but only after the mixed-martial artist gave him a much harder time than most people expected.

The referee stopped Mayweather vs. McGregor with a 10th-round technical knockout after almost 30 minutes as McGregor’s offense completely ceased and he could no longer defend himself. There were no actual knockdowns throughout the hand-throwing, which is fairly typical of Mayweather’s 150-lb. weight class.

From casual fans to experts, almost everyone predicted future boxing hall-of-famer Mayweather would win.

Want to keep reading?

Create a free account, or log in with your email below.

 

Gain access to unlimited free articles, news alerts, select newsletters, podcasts and more.

 

Comments