Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana

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The Moment
DateMay 3, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Title(s) on the lineWBC Welterweight title.
WBA Welterweight title.
The Ring Welterweight title.
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Floyd Mayweather Argentina Marcos Maidana
Nickname Money El Chino
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Pre-fight record 45–0–0 (26 KO) 35–3–0 (31 KO)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA Super Welterweight (Super) Champion.
WBC Welterweight Champion.
Ring Welterweight Champion.
Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound.
Ring No. 1 ranked welterweight.		 WBA Welterweight Champion.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as "The Moment", was a boxing welterweight championship fight. The bout was held on May 3, 2014, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV.

The fight was won by Mayweather in a highly contested 12-round fight via majority decision. Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Burt A. Clements scored it 117–111. Many believe this was the closest fight that Mayweather has come to losing[citation needed].

The two fought again later that year in Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II.

Fight card

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight United States Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (c) def. Argentina Marcos Maidana MD 12/12 Note 1
Welterweight United Kingdom Amir Khan def. United States Luis Collazo UD 12/12
Light welterweight United States Adrien Broner def. United States Carlos Molina UD 10/10
Super middleweight United States J'Leon Love def. Mexico Marco Antonio Periban UD 10/10
Middleweight United Kingdom Anthony Ogogo def. Puerto Rico Jonel Tapia TKO 3/8
Light welterweight Romania Ronald Gavril def. United States Tyrell Hendrix TKO 3/8
Welterweight United Kingdom Ashley Theophane def. United States Angino Perez TKO 4/8
Cruiserweight United States Andrew Omotunde Tabiti def. United States John Shipman TKO 5/6
Super middleweight United States Lanell Bellows def. United States Thomas Gifford TKO 2/6
Welterweight United States Ladarius Miller def. United States Richard Colas TKO 3/4

^Note 1 For WBC Welterweight, WBA Welterweight title & The Ring Welterweight titles.

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Preceded by Marcos Maidana's bouts
May 3, 2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s bouts
May 3, 2014
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