Mayweather dissects McGregor en route to 10th-round TKO
Floyd Mayweather def. Conor McGregor via 10th-round TKO
Round-by-round Coverage
ROUND 10: McGregor is desperately clinching, but Byrd isn't having any of it. Mayweather swarms him off the break and keeps swinging with the Irishman's back against the ropes until the third man in the ring has seen enough. Mayweather wins "The Money Fight" by 10th-round TKO and improves to a perfect 50-0.
ROUND 9: McGregor comes out swinging and cracks Mayweather with a shot to the body. He's running low on gas however, prompting Mayweather to go head hunting with his right hand, which he lands with ease as McGregor helplessly plods around the ring with his hands down. A strong statement from Mayweather in the most lopsided round of the fight.
ROUND 8: Despite his obvious fatigue, McGregor begins the stanza with a renewed sense of urgency. His left hand hits paydirt a few times, but Mayweather refuses to relinquish the reins, walking McGregor down and contentedly potshotting until round's end. Not much action, but "Money" remains in the driver's seat.
ROUND 7: Mayweather is no longer being bullied in the clinch and fearlessly puts McGregor on the back foot. A volume puncher, he is not, but his patented right straight is finding his foe's noggin at will. The UFC champ's much maligned gas tank has begun rearing its ugly head. Mayweather in control after seven.
ROUND 6: Mayweather pours it on to open the round as McGregor appears to have tired. The Irishman laughs him off, but the seasoned boxer may have finally found his range and begun turning the tables in a nailbiter - while standing in the pocket, no less. The fighters could very well be even on the judges' scorecards at the halfway mark.
ROUND 5: Byrd warns McGregor once more for his efforts to bully a fairly elusive Mayweather. The 40-year-old begins to press forward, and while a telling blow has yet to be produced by either side, he manages to crack McGregor with a straight right before shoving McGregor to cap the round.
ROUND 4: Mayweather finally lets his hands fly, the punches finding their home at will. "Money" rides his head movement to keep McGregor from landing anything cleanly for the bulk of the frame, although the Irishman feeds him a few shots to the body to close it out. Easily the closest round of the contest thus far.
ROUND 3: Byrd issues McGregor another warning for hitting Mayweather in the back of the head. McGregor continues to dictate the pace and pops the career pugilist's head back with a jab. Mayweather remains unfazed at round's end despite his negligible output.
ROUND 2: McGregor once again backs a passive Mayweather into a corner, only for referee Robert Byrd to break them up when the UFC champ throws a hammerfist. The Irishman aims to bully the defensive whiz, but Byrd is having none of his clinch attempts. As in the first, Mayweather throws very little, all but giving the round away.
ROUND 1: Mayweather allows McGregor to back him against the ropes and let his mitts fly. The fighters take the center of the ring before long, with Mayweather throwing little while the Irishman stalks and lands little of consequence. The UFC champ's initiative wins him his first round as a pro boxer.
McGregor lands an uppercut in Round 1. #Boxing #MayMac pic.twitter.com/RjCEhTUKzF
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) August 27, 2017
12:13 AM ET
It's time.
12:08 AM ET
Mayweather waltzes over to his old stomping ground for the 50th time:
And here comes #FloydMayweather!! #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/OgbkhBvs9h
— UFC (@ufc) August 27, 2017
12:06 AM ET
"The Notorious" makes his way to the ring for his professional boxing debut - both UFC belts in tow:
HERE COMES #CONORMCGREGOR!!!! #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/QUX8Nq3j2o
— UFC (@ufc) August 27, 2017
11:56 PM ET
The gloves are on. National anthems are about to be sung. We're nearly there.
11:47 PM ET
SHOWTIME Sports confirms the main event will be delayed due to overwhelming demand for the pay-per-view until providers can process the requests.
A statement from Showtime Sports on the delay of the Mayweather-McGregor main event. pic.twitter.com/vkCUGtuWOX
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 27, 2017
11:39 PM ET
Even McGregor's bitter rival, Nate Diaz, had to witness the spectacle in person:
Nate Diaz is ready to see a fight. pic.twitter.com/nGMaD6fxre
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 27, 2017
Undercard Results
Fight Class | Result |
---|---|
Junior Lightweight | Gervonta Davis def. Francisco Fonseca (8th-round KO) |
Light Heavyweight | Badou Jack def. Nathan Cleverly (5th-round TKO); wins WBA title |
Cruiserweight | Andrew Tabiti def. Steve Cunningham (unanimous decision) |
Welterweight | Juan Heraldez def. Jose Miguel Borrego (unanimous decision) |
Super Middleweight | Antonio Hernandez def. Kevin Newman (unanimous decision) |
Super Middleweight | Savannah Marshall def. Sydney LeBlanc (unanimous decision) |
11:36 PM ET
- IBF Junior Lightweight Championship Bout: Gervonta Davis def. Francisco Fonseca via 8th-round KO
Davis drops Fonseca with a left hand that appeared to have hit him in the back of the head before pushing him to the canvas in the eighth round. The referee waives the fight off after Fonseca is unable to answer the 10 count, making Davis the winner by KO just 39 seconds in.
The Mayweather protege maintains the fight-ending blow was legal, but Fonseca disagrees and calls for a rematch.
The IBF junior lightweight crown remains vacant, after Davis was stripped of his title Friday after not making weight.
11:27 PM ET
Davis' output has taken a back seat to his showboating, allowing Fonseca to work the body and get back in the fight. Sixth of 12 rounds about to begin.
11:13 PM ET
The main event will be delayed due to pay-per-view outages caused by overwhelming demand, according to Sal Paolantonio of ESPN.
They are rebooting systems to see if they can solve PPV issues. Some carriers have told customers that HD feed is no longer an option.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 27, 2017
Meanwhile, Davis is outclassing Fonseca four rounds into the co-headliner.
11:08 PM ET
The bill's co-headliner is finally underway:
My view of Davis-Fonseca pic.twitter.com/xBYORqNljU
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 27, 2017
11:00 PM ET
Where Conor McGregor goes, "Mystic Mac" goes: "I see me truly outclassing this man, and putting him to sleep."
The Calm before the storm ⚡️🌪 #MayweatherMcGregor 🥊 pic.twitter.com/Qh5VymnYex
— SurbitonBoxingClub🥊 (@SURBITON_BOXING) August 27, 2017
10:58 PM ET
LeBron James makes his way to ringside:
NBA Superstar Lebron James out here supporting #MayweatherMcGregor pic.twitter.com/EgmapjENFc
— MayweatherPromotions (@MayweatherPromo) August 27, 2017
10:54 PM ET
Still one fight to go before the main event. 11:15 start time highly unlikely.
10:51 PM ET
At MGM Grand it is @FloydMayweather minus-550 and @TheNotoriousMMA plus-350 #MayMac
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 27, 2017
10:38 PM ET
The arena is starting to fill up more. Took this right after Badou Jack's TKO #MayMac pic.twitter.com/JSE9s9U0PR
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 27, 2017
10:35 PM ET
- WBA "Regular" Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Badou Jack def. Nathan Cleverly via 5th-round TKO
Cleverly eats a barrage of unanswered punches while backed against the ropes and referee Tony Weeks steps in for the save 2:47 into Round 5. Badou Jack is the new WBA light heavyweight champion.
Badou Jack TKO's Nathan Cleverly in the 5th round. Jack was just too much tonight. #MayMac #MayweatherMcgregor pic.twitter.com/xcNlTNOcrG
— Ahmar Khan (@AhmarSKhan) August 27, 2017
10:31 PM ET
Jack's stellar body work beginning to pay off after four rounds:
Badou Jack is landing with more frequency and has rocked Cleverly. This ain’t going 12. It’s only the end of the fourth.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 27, 2017
10:19 PM ET
No feeling out process for Jack and Cleverly. Both fighters trading leather early and often:
Badou Jack is beating up Cleverly right now. Cleverly fighting back. This might be a fun fight.
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) August 27, 2017
10:11 PM ET
A freshly coiffed Conor McGregor is in the building:
.@TheNotoriousMMA has arrived for #MayweatherMcGregor!
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 27, 2017
WATCH NOW: https://t.co/osfxYU54WG pic.twitter.com/u6IMKHNGJm
10:03 PM ET
Indeed it is:
Told Conor McGregor is about five minutes out from arriving at T-Mobile. Floyd Mayweather already here. pic.twitter.com/jWPC6QSrNo
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) August 27, 2017
9:59 PM ET
A lopsided win for The Money Team's Tabiti in the pay-per-view's opener:
- Cruiserweight Bout: Andrew Tabiti def. Steve Cunningham via unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 100-90)
9:42 PM ET
Floyd "Money" Mayweather has arrived at T-Mobile Arena:
.@FloydMayweather is in the building for his 50th bout. #MayweatherMcGregor
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) August 27, 2017
WATCH NOW: https://t.co/osfxYU54WG pic.twitter.com/sAGT60SqwG
9:39 PM ET
Mayweather tipped the scales at 149.5 pounds during Friday's weigh-ins, McGregor at 153:
Confirmed that Conor McGregor will weigh in the vicinity of 170 pounds tonight.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 27, 2017
9:30 PM ET
Four rounds into Tabiti vs. Cunningham:
39-37 Tabiti after 4
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) August 27, 2017
Cunningham did a nice job of cutting off the ring there, but Tabiti ducked under the punch and spun away. Tabiti in control.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 27, 2017
Fight night's first celebrity sightings ...
Bruce Willis, William H Macy & Don Cheadle are here for the fight as per the broadcast.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) August 27, 2017
9:00 PM ET
- Welterweight Bout: Yordenis Ugas def. Thomas Dulorme via 10-round unanimous decision (94-91, 93-92, 93-92)
8:47 PM ET
Thomas Dulorme has come to fight! pic.twitter.com/rf7fEkuyUX
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) August 27, 2017
8:45 PM ET
Boxing updated
— Jeff Sherman (@golfodds) August 27, 2017
Saturday, Aug 26, 2017
C McGregor +355
F Mayweather -460
9.5 Over +170
9.5 Under -200
8:43 PM ET
Dulorme floors Ugas late in the seventh round!
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) August 27, 2017
8:22 PM ET
Dulorme is down due to an Ugas uppercut at the end of round 2. Took a knee. He's up, but down again!
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) August 27, 2017
7:56 PM ET
- Welterweight Bout: Juan Heraldez def. Jose Miguel Borrego via 10-round unanimous decision (96-93, 97-92, 97-92)
The fans who are in attendance are booing the decision win for Heraldez #MayweatherMcGregor
— Mike Dyce (@mikedyce) August 26, 2017
7:41 PM ET
Still not much of a turnout ...
Ok maybe I'm here a bit early pic.twitter.com/sRarMgqd2C
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) August 26, 2017
- Super Middleweight Bout: Antonio Hernandez def. Kevin Newman via six-round unanimous decision (57-57, 59-54, 59-54)
- Super Middleweight Bout: Savannah Marshall def. Sydney LeBlanc via four-round unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
5:51 PM ET
First boxers in the ring now. #MayweatherMcGregor is officially underway. I believe we may fill a few more seats before the main event. pic.twitter.com/fP0Ew0r9qs
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) August 26, 2017