Floyd Mayweather shows off bruised eye and admits he was ‘GLAD’ Deji landed punch in exhibition after stopping YouTuber
FLOYD MAYWEATHER showed off his bruised eye and claimed he was “glad” Deji landed a punch in their exhibition bout.
The boxing legend stopped YouTuber Deji in the 6th round at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on Sunday.
But it wasn’t all plain-sailing for the 50-0 former five-weight world champion as he was left with the makings of a shiner for his troubles.
Mayweather said: “I’m glad that Deji landed a good shot. This is part of fighting, this is part of entertaining.
“Everyone wanted to see entertainment and that’s what we have them tonight.”
Mayweather, 45, proved value for money throughout the bout, which proved an exhibition of skills and showmanship.
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From the first round, he stuck his chin out, walked forward with his hands down and flicked punches towards Deji’s face.
Deji, 25, did his best to mount an attack but fell victim to Mayweather’s iconic defence.
The American ramped up the pressure in round two, backing the social media sensation back.
Deji landed a left hook but took a right hand for his troubles and Mayweather ended the round even chanting his opponent’s name.
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In the third round, Mayweather began trying to bait Deji in on the ropes.
At one point in round four, the unbeaten icon turned southpaw and let go a vicious attack to the body.
Mayweather began to smell blood in the fifth as he let go a barrage of right hands.
Deji was backed up for the majority of the two minutes but signed off the round by doing press ups in the corner.
Mayweather came out the traps quickly in the sixth round, hammering Deji in the corner.
At one point, he punched the Londoner across the ring and finished the job on the ropes as Kenny Bayless waved off the contest.
It was a brave effort from Deji, who even claimed the stoppage was premature.
He said: “It was an early stoppage, I wanted to carry on. But I mean, boxing’s boxing, I understand. It feels good, honestly.”
