Not since a dubious points loss to Bulgaria’s Serafim Todorov at the 1996 Olympics has a Mayweather fight ended without the American’s hand raised. Early in the second McGregor was warned by referee Robert Byrd for hitting behind the head early as Mayweather continued to sit back and take the Irishman’s measure. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor embrace following their fight. Mayweather burst to life in the fourth, stepping into the pocket and landing a right hand and a hook to the body. By the sixth McGregor was taking heavy breaths and Mayweather continued to march inside, landing three straight rights that brought the crowd to their feet.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2017 05:24 UTC