Floyd Mayweather's latest exhibition fight with John Gotti III descends into mass brawl

Floyd Mayweather‘s exhibition bout descended into a farce on Sunday night as his opponent John Gotti III sparked a mass brawl by continuing to throw punches after the referee had called it off.

Mayweather’s professional career ended in 2017 when he took his record to 50-0 with a TKO win over Conor McGregor, but the 46-year-old has since taken part in a series of high-profile exhibition bouts in the years since.

The most recent of which took place in Florida on Sunday night, but it turned into more of a WWE Royal Rumble than a boxing match when the arena descended into violence midway through the sixth round.

In the early stages of the fight, Mayweather had made light work of his opponent Gotti III – who is the grandson of infamous mob boss from the Gambino crime family.

He continuously mocked him and landed a flurry of blows, with the 30-year-old giving little back, even being described by one journalist as ‘helpless’.

John Gotti III hadn’t had enough of the exhibition fight and tried to break past the referee

FLoyd Mayweather tried to defend himself against the ropes and both teams entered the ring

Eventually, close to 50 people were involved in a mass brawl at the arena in Florida on Sunday

Boxing legend Mayweather was courtside at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Miami last week

Between rounds, the referee had spoken to Gotti III’s corner in a bid to quell their trash talk, and then eventually – midway through the sixth – the official then called a halt to the bout, handing Mayweather the victory.

Unfortunately for the man in the middle, that sparked an almighty ruckus, with Gotti III initially breaking past referee Kenny Bayless to continue swinging punches at Mayweather.

The boxing legend initially blocked and threw some fists back at his opponent, appearing to catch Gotti III on the top of the head with a left hook that forced him back across the ring.

At this point, members of both teams climbed into the ring and a mass brawl occurred.

Mayweather then went and sat atop the ropes to take in the scene as close to 50 people pushed and shoved their way around. 

The fighting was not just restricted to the ring either, with a number of scraps breaking out around the arena.

Puerto Rican reality TV personality Joseline Hernandez, also known as ‘The Puerto Rican Princess’ was filmed putting another woman into a headlock.

She eventually released the pressure after keeping her in the headlock for a lengthy period, before continuing to argue with the other woman.

Meanwhile, another fight was caught on camera between two men swinging punches at each other, with another man then getting involved and aiming a knee and more punches at one of them.

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Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, widely regarded as the best female fighter on the planet, was at ringside and filmed some of the chaos ensuing in the ring. 

Panning around to the brawl taking place, she exclaimed: ‘what the f***, man!’ as punches started flying between Mayweather and Gotti III’s teams.

Shortly after the brawl eventually died down, Gotti III’s sister Nicolette posted a statement on Instagram threatening Mayweather’s daughter as she made it clear that the feud between the boxing superstar and her brother is not over.

‘@floydmayweather your daughter was ran through by a animal with 12 different baby mamas – your little circus animal – you’re all a pack of zoo animals… I swear on my kids I’m coming for your daughter it may be 2 years 3 years from now but I’m coming c***,’ she wrote.

John Gotti III’s sister Nicolette threatened Mayweather’s daughter after the brawl