Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez


Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, billed as "The One", was a boxing light middleweight championship superfight. The bout was held on September 14, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on Showtime PPV. Mayweather received $41.5 million for this fight before taking into account pay-per-view sales.
The fight was won by Mayweather in a 12-round majority decision in front of a sold out crowd of 16,746. Judge C. J. Ross scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Craig Metcalfe scored it 117–111. Judge Ross retired after this fight.

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes--
Light middleweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. def. Canelo Álvarez MD12/12-
Light welterweight Danny García def. Lucas Matthysse UD12/12
Light middleweight Carlos Amado Molinadef. Ishe Smith SD12/12-
Welterweight Pablo César Canodef. Ashley TheophaneSD10/10--
Super middleweight Ronald Gavrildef. Shujaa El AminUD8/8--
Middleweight Chris Pearsondef. Josh WilliamsTKO1/81:14--
Super middleweight Luís Ariasdef. James WinchesterUD6/6--
Super middleweight Lanell Bellowsdef. Jordan MooreKO1/42:30--

International broadcasting

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AustraliaMain Event
BrazilSporTV
BelgiumBeTV
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CanadaViewers Choice
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ChinaCCTV-5
ColombiaSpace
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GermanyDMAX
HungarySport 1
IcelandStöð 2 Sport
IsraelSport 1
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LatviaViasat Sport Baltic
LithuaniaViasat Sport Baltic
MalaysiaAstro


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MexicoTelevisa
New ZealandSky Arena
NorwayViasat Sport
PanamaRPC-TV
PeruSpace
PhilippinesGMA Network
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PortugalSPORT.TV2
QatarAl Jazeera Sports
RomaniaGSP TV
RussiaRossiya 2
SingaporeSuperSports
SpainCanal+
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UkraineXSPORT
United KingdomBoxNation
United StatesShowtime PPV
United StatesUS Military AFN Sports
VenezuelaMeridiano
VenezuelaSpace

1The GMA News TV telecast ceased commercial operations due to high airtime cost with live coverage via satellite feed of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez, part of GMA News TV ceased broadcasting operations due to the network's "disappointing" development. The GMA Network management announced that GMA News TV would sign-off on December 31, 2013, but the sign-off never materialized.