[30], Mayweather had an amateur record of 84–8[31] and won national Golden Gloves championships in 1993 (at 106 lb), 1994 (at 114 lb), and 1996 (at 125 lb). After serving two months, he was released from prison on August 3, 2012. Mayweather was able to counter Pacquiao with his right hand constantly throughout the fight and won via unanimous decision with the scorecards reading 118–110, 116–112, and 116–112. Mayweather appeared on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars; his partner was Ukrainian-American professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 116–112;[91] HBO unofficial scorer Harold Lederman and fellow analyst Larry Merchant both scored it 115–113 for Mayweather. Three of Jetchev's countrymen were in gold medal bouts. "My grandmother did what she could. "No problem," he said. After round 9, Maidana appeared to be confused as he started walking towards the wrong corner. Maidana was unhappy with the final verdict and thought he won the fight, "If the judges want to give the fight to fighters that run, they can give it to him. Mayweather owns a boxing gym called the "Mayweather Boxing Club" located in the Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas. Three days later, Schaefer backed Ellerbe's statement that negotiations never took place. [189][190], Early industry sources reported the fight drew 550,000 buys. Speaking to Spanish-language sport show República Deportiva, De La Hoya briefly talked about the current status of negotiations and, with a grin on his face, said that the two sides were extremely close to making the biggest fight in boxing a reality. Despite both fighters officially meeting the 135-lb lightweight limit, Mayweather came to the ring weighing unofficially 1381/2 lbs to Castillo's 1471/2 lbs. [86] Having injured his left shoulder on the last day of training, he changed to a southpaw stance on several occasions to throw more right-handed punches. Mayweather dominated the fight, landing an impressive 56% [232/410] punches thrown, compared to Berto's underwhelming number of 17% [83/495] punches landed. Mayweather became the first 1996 U.S. Olympian to win a world title. Judge Ross retired after this fight. There were no knockdowns or notable exchanges in the fight; the judgment was close, with Mayweather winning 115–113 on two scorecards and 116–113 on a third. De La Hoya's belt was on the line, which required Mayweather to move up in weight from 147 pounds to 154. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. In round eight, Mayweather knocked Bruseles down twice and the fight was stopped. His father says he knows how much pain his incarceration caused his son, but insists he did the best he could. Later that night, he was involved in a backstage segment with Vince McMahon, D-Generation X, and Carlito, helping McMahon prepare for his six-man tag team match against The Legacy and DX. His success garnered increased earnings. I said, 'Yeah, no problem.' Referee Joe Cortez immediately called time out and docked Ortiz a point for the blatant foul. But, obviously, negotiations weren't going on. On May 7, 2016, Mayweather confirmed that he was the one who started the rumors regarding the potential clash. The first couple rounds were fairly even, with Mayweather attempting to counter and time Guerrero, while Guerrero was attempting to drive Mayweather to the ropes and make it a rough fight.