Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto explained

Fight Date:September 12, 2015
Fight Name:High Stakes
Location:MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Fighter1:Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Nickname1:Money
Record1:48–0 (26 KO)
Hometown1:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height1:5 ft 8 in
Weight1:146 lb
Style1:Orthodox
Recognition1:WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight champion
WBA (Super) and WBC super welterweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion
Fighter2:Andre Berto
Weight2:145 lb
Nickname2:The Beast
Record2:30–3 (23 KO)
Hometown2:Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Height2:5 ft 6+1/2 in
Style2:Orthodox
Recognition2:WBA interim welterweight champion
Former two-time welterweight champion
Titles:WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Result:Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111, 120-108)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto, billed as High Stakes, was a professional boxing fight, contested for the welterweight championship. The bout was held on September 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Showtime PPV[1] Mayweather Jr. confirmed his retirement after the bout.[2]

Mayweather dominated the fight, landing an impressive 56% [232/410] punches thrown, and 67% of power punches [132/196] compared to Berto's underwhelming number of 16% [83/495] punches landed and 22% [39/177] of power punches thrown.[3] Mayweather won the fight, 120-108, 118-110 and 117-111.[4] [5]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Andre BertoUD12/12
Super Middleweight Badou Jack (c) def. George GrovesSD12/12
Super Featherweight Román Martínez (c) vs Orlando SalidoSD12/12
Super Welterweight Vanes Martirosyandef. Ishe SmithMD10/10
Super Featherweight Jonathan Oquendodef. Jhonny GonzálezMD10/10
Middleweight Christopher Pearsondef. Janks TrotterTKO7/10
Super Middleweight Ronald Gavrildef. Scott SigmonRTD8/10
Welterweight Ashley Theophanedef. Steve Upsher ChambersUD10/10
Lightweight Gervonta Davisdef. Recky DulayTKO1/6
Welterweight Sanjarbek Rakhmanovdef. Farkhad SharipovUD6/6
Super Lightweight Trakwon Pettisdef. Devonte SeayTKO1/4



Broadcast

The telecast of the fight was televised via Showtime PPV, with its price set at US$64.99. For the first time in Showtime history, viewers were also able to purchase and watch the PPV online through the CBS website; those who purchase the fight online also received a free 3-month subscription to CBS All Access. The move to offer the fight online by official means was considered to be in response to the unauthorized redistribution of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.[6]

Estimates reported the number of PPV buys for the fight to be around 400,000, which was the lowest for a Mayweather fight in almost a decade.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayweather officially fighting Andre Berto . TMZ.com . 2015-07-15 .
  2. Web site: Ellerbe confirms Mayweather will be retiring after Berto.
  3. Web site: Results and Punch Stats from Mayweather vs. Berto. Bleacher Report. 2016-01-21. Nate. Loop.
  4. Web site: Floyd Mayweather 'ends career' undefeated after one-sided victory over Andre Berto. 13 September 2015. Guardian. 14 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Floyd Mayweather (49-0) decisions Andre Berto in one-sided send-off. 13 September 2015. ESPN. 14 September 2015.
  6. Web site: CBS to Live Stream Showtime's Mayweather-Berto Fight. Variety. 12 September 2015.
  7. Web site: The pay per view numbers for Mayweather-Berto are not good. Awful Announcing. 18 September 2015.