John Gotti III’s suspension following a post-fight brawl at his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather has been lifted by the Florida State Boxing Commission, with no stated reason given for this reversal.
The boxing world breathed a sigh of relief as John Gotti III suspension was lifted after a post-combat scene at his boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the authority supervising the Florida State Boxing Commission, confirmed this status update but didn’t offer an explanation concerning the reversal of the initial six-month suspension imposed by the commission. An attempt to reach out to Gotti III for his remarks remained unsuccessful.
Gotti III was served with a half-year suspension when he disregarded referee Kenny Bayless’ stoppage of his exhibition combat with Mayweather. The unsolicited reaction led to a brief riot between the fighters and their teams in the ring. It took some minutes to reinstate order, and the altercation also triggered other fights within the arena. Notably, Mayweather did not face any suspension.
The exhibition match, which lasted for eight rounds, had to be halted in the sixth round thanks to repeated warnings from Bayless to both boxers due to excessive provocative commentary and in case of Gotti III, for holding. The situation grew intense as Mayweather kept irking Gotti III and his supporters beyond the ring, and the fight ended with the two incessantly hurling profanities at each other. Later, Gotti III portrayed Mayweather as his “enemy for life”; yet, in an episode on The MMA Hour, he declared the animosity was over and sought a rematch.
Even though this exhibition match did not affect the professional records of either of the fighters, the chaotic situation undoubtedly marred both of their images, especially for Mayweather. The undefeated boxer was subjected to particular humiliation since he continued to promote exhibition fights with budding boxers like Logan Paul and Aaron Chalmers, even after his retirement.