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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Baldomir

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Baldomir, billed as Pretty Risky, was a boxing match for the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles.[1]

Pretty Risky
DateNovember 4, 2006
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Carlos Baldomir Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Nickname "Tata" "Pretty Boy"
Hometown Santa Fe, Argentina Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Purse $1,600,000 $8,000,000
Pre-fight record 43–9–6 (13 KO) 36–0 (24 KO)
Age 35 years, 6 months 29 years, 8 months
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 147 lb (67 kg) 146 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring Welterweight Champion WBC/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
4-division world champion
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (120-108, 120-108, 118-110)

The bout was held on November 4, 2006, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event also featured Robert Guerrero vs. Orlando Salido for the IBF featherweight title. Floyd Mayweather won this bout by a unanimous decision.

Background

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Prior to the bout, Mayweather held the IBF welterweight title. Mayweather was slated to fight the WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito in a unification fight but turned down the prospective fight as he and then-promoter, Bob Arum, disagreed on the prize purse. This led to Mayweather buying out his contract under Top Rank.[2]

Mayweather expressed a desire to fight then-WBC super welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya and so Mayweather relinquished his IBF welterweight title in anticipation of the mega bout. Subsequently, the vacant IBF welterweight title was won by Kermit Cintron.[3]

However, the fight would not materialize until after May 5 of the following year, thus Mayweather opted to fight Carlos Baldomir for his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles.[4]

Mayweather was a 4-1 favourite to win.

The fight

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Mayweather would dominate the bout, making full use of his speed against the plodding Baldomir, picked away with sharp jabs and hooks, cutting Baldomir over his left eye in the first round. Many of the crowd of 9,427 left before the fight ended due to the lack of action. At the end 12 rounds, Mayweather would be awarded a lopsided unanimous decision with two scores of 120-108 and one of 118-110.[5]

Aftermath

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At the post-fight press conference, Mayweather said he would retire after his next fight.[6]

Fight earnings

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325,000 pay-per-view buys, $16.3 million in television revenue.[7]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[8]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
  United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Manuel Baldomir vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ Rafael, Dan (April 26, 2006). "Mayweather turns down $8 million to fight Margarito". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Rafael, Dan (October 28, 2006). "Cintron beats Suarez for vacant IBF welterweight title". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Rafael, Dan (June 19, 2006). "De La Hoya won't fight Mayweather in fall, may retire". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Dan Rafael (4 November 2006). "'Pretty Boy' outboxes Baldomir in clinical fashion". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ Dan Rafael (5 November 2006). "At peak of career, Mayweather ready to leave boxing". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ [1]. ESPN. Retrieved on 2011-12-14
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Carlos Baldomir's bouts
4 November 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bouts
4 November 2006 		Succeeded by
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