Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was taken the distance by reality TV star Aaron Chalmers in his latest exhibition fight.
Mayweather, 46, went all eight rounds with Chalmers at The O2 arena in London, which marked the first UK appearance in the former five-weight world champion's boxing career. 'Money' showed no signs of slowing down despite his age as he outclassed Geordie Shore star Chalmers in every round of the un-scored exhibition.
Chalmers did hold his own as he took some hard shots on the chin from Mayweather without hitting the deck over the eight rounds. Mayweather entertained the London crowd by speaking to Chalmers' corner during the fight, dancing with the ring girls and even sitting on top of the ropes in between the rounds.
The action from The O2 arena is over! It was certainly an interesting fight card, with the wildest moment of the night coming in the co-main event as reality TV stars Natalie Nunn and Tommie Lee put on a farcical fight.
Mayweather looked good in the main event against Chalmers, but the boxing legend failed to KO the reality TV star as he was taken all eight rounds.
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Chalmers thanked Mayweather for the opportunity and said he is hoping to secure fights against big YouTube stars next. “He caught us clean on the chin in the second round and it did wake me up a lot, but he’s just unbelievable. That’s one to tell the grandkids," he said.
“We got as many sparring partners in but you can’t get anyone in to do what Floyd does. The win for me was to get to the eighth round and that’s what I did. Thanks for Floyd and his team I’m now in the mix for Jake Paul, KSI and hopefully bigger names.”
Mayweather praised Chalmers for his toughness after the fight, as he said: “This guy is tough as nails, I came over to the UK to entertain the people. We had fun for eight rounds and I’m glad that I came. What he has to do is work hard and believe in his skills, because he’s got a good chin and he’s a tough competitor.
"I want to thank all the fans in the UK, it’s unbelievable. It’s up to the fans, if the fans want me to come back then I will come back."
Double jab from Chalmers that falls short and Mayweather replies with two of his own that land clean. Chalmers walks Mayweather down but the ring legend makes him miss, again. Hard right hand lands from Mayweather and he encouraged Chalmers to hit him. Mayweather is dancing around in the final 20 seconds and Chalmers raises his hands as the final bell sounds.
Chalmers is going for it in this round, which was seemingly unplanned as the broadcast had the exhibition scheduled for six rounds. Perfect jab from Mayweather and a good one-two from Chalmers, but it lands on Mayweather’s arms. Jab to the body from Mayweather. Big right hand from Mayweather and he snaps the head back of Chalmers again with a jab. More showboating from Mayweather as the round ends.
Mayweather is speaking to Chalmers’ corner again before saying “this is so easy”. He encourages Chalmers to punch him and then lands a hard jab. More showboating from Mayweather in this final round and he continues to land jabs to Chalmers’ head with ease. Chalmers remains focused until the final bell and he makes it to the end, but is this going eight? There seems to be two more rounds…
Another snapping jab from Mayweather to start the round. Double jab from Chalmers falls short. Hard right hand from Mayweather lands and he follows up with a left hook. Mayweather pulls the head of Chalmers down and lands a good uppercut. Mayweather talks to the corner of Chalmers as he begins to showboat, with the boxing legend doing a twirl at the end of the round before dancing with the ring girl.
Right hand from Chalmers comes up short and he looks to be getting a bit frustrated as he eats another hard jab. Mayweather has his back against the ropes but steps into range to land a hard left hook. Double jab from Chalmers and he’s showing some better head movement in this round. Great body shot from Mayweather and Chalmers puts together his best combination of the fight as the round ends.
Double jab from Mayweather and Chalmers is throwing more punches at the start of this round, but that doesn’t mean they are landing. Jab from Mayweather splits the guard at the halfway point of the fight. Chalmers comes close to landing with a hook but Mayweather punishes him with a good combination on the counter.
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Hard jab from Mayweather to start the round and he lands two good hooks to the body of Chalmers. Left hook from Mayweather and a counter right hand from Chalmers falls short. Two big right hands from Mayweather and he looks very sharp whilst mixing his shots to the body. Jab from Mayweather and the right hand counter from Chalmers comes up short. Another good round for Mayweather!
Chalmers looks extremely concentrated as the fight gets underway whilst Mayweather is smiling at his opponent. Two big left hooks land for Mayweather which draw a smile from Chalmers. Not many punches from Chalmers as Mayweather goes downstairs and lands a right hand over the top. Double jab from Mayweather and he breaks the guard of Chalmers with an uppercut.
Mayweather is on his way to the ring joined by a huge entourage!
Here comes Floyd Mayweather...accompanied by a huge entourage! #MayweatherChalmers https://t.co/XDHPPRK8n1 pic.twitter.com/HNjzbl6jAy
— Mirror Fighting (@MirrorFighting) February 25, 2023
Chalmers is in the ring after walking out to Ain't No Sunshine by DMX, now here comes Mayweather...
It's time! Former five-weight world champion Mayweather is up next as he takes on Geordie Shore star Chalmers.
Ring walks are just moments away...
That may be the most bizarre fight in boxing history, if you can call it a fight. Nunn gets the win over her bitter rival Lee after Robert Byrd waves it off in the second round. That was choatic to say the least!
Lee quits on her stool at the end of the first round and the fight is all over! Or is it? Lee gets back to her feet and the second round is underway. Byrd waves the fight off after Lee is taking way too many punches and her ponytail falls out of her headguard.
I think Robert Byrd is just as confused as most fans watching this. Neither Nunn or Lee have any technique, as they wing punches from their waist. Nunn has Lee stumbling all over the ring. Lee looks exhausted in her corner whilst Nunn is doing the better of the two.
An exciting co-main event as bitter rivals Natalie Nunn and Tommie Lee are about to settle their differences in the ring.
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Diaz starts to the round by sprinting towards Karim, the American looks exhuasted as Karim lands his best shot of the fight in the form of a left hook. Both men swing to the finish and Diaz lands a big uppercut as the final bell sounds. A gutsy showing from both men!
Karim is making this into a slugfest whilst Diaz pulls down on the head of the Brit. Big right uppercut from Diaz and he follows up with a right hand for good measure. Hard jab to the body from Khalim. Shaping up for a great last round as both men swing toe-to-toe.
Karim lifts Diaz up and throws his rival to the ground. Good uppercut from Diaz that breaks the guard of Karim. Diaz looks to be slowing down a bit, whilst a lot of Karim's punches are falling short.
Diaz has a huge weight and experience advantage over Karim, but the Brit is still holding his own. An even start to the fight as Karim is showing some good head movement, making Diaz miss with a lot of his punches.
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Uppercuts, body shots and hooks from Ingram to start the round. Kenna is still talking to the American whilst he takes a lot of punishment. Big combination from Ingram to close the round, excellent performance from the 22-year-old.
Ingram looks very solid and is putting together some good combinations. Great body work from Ingram and Kenna isn't throwing at all this round. Big right hand from Ingram breaks the guard of Kenna,
Kenna is trash-talking Ingram but he eats a big overhand right whilst doing so. Ingram is the more solid boxer of the two as Kenna looks very stiff. Ingram is talking back to Kenna as the American came out on top that round.
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A jab to the body and big right hand over the top from Zepeda, Lovejoy goes down! Lovejoy is pointing to his body as the referee gives him a ten-count, the American isn't getting back to his feet. First stoppage of the night!
Another sluggish start to the round as Lovejoy is getting beaten to the punch by Zepeda. A wardrobe malfunction for Lovejoy is the highlight of the round as he suffers a rip in the side of the shorts...
An unfortunate wardrobe malfunction at #MayweatherChalmers https://t.co/XDHPPRKGcz pic.twitter.com/pQanNsDXhF
— Mirror Fighting (@MirrorFighting) February 25, 2023
Unsurprisingly a slow start from these two heavyweights as Lovejoy has barely thrown any punches. Zepeda isn’t doing much, but it’s much better than Lovejoy given his absence of output.
