Mayweather-Gotti III Fight Morphs Into Chaotic Brawl In The Ring

The entourages of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III jumped into the boxing ring after referee Kenny Bayless stopped the exhibition fight.
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A brawl broke out at the end of an exhibition fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III when the boxers’ entourages piled into the ring on Sunday.

The chaotic scene followed a tense match in which Mayweather ― who retired from professional boxing with an undefeated record ― “trash-talked while peppering Gotti with punches,” according to Bleacher Report.

Referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight in the sixth round, but that didn’t end the conflict in the ring.

Gotti, grandson of the mob boss John Gotti, worked his way around Bayless to confront Mayweather. The two then swung at each other, leading their entourages to flood into the ring at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

More chaos appeared to follow the fight between Gotti and Mayweather.

One video shows boxing fans taking over the ring, while a separate clip captures several people throwing punches in the arena.

HuffPost has reached out to FLA Live Arena for comment.

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