Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor in Las Vegas figh

Floyd Mayweather has beaten Conor McGregor by
way of technical knockout in the 10th round of their
much-hyped fight in Las Vegas.
Mayweather, who came out of retirement for the
fight, now has a record of 50-0 - surpassing
heavyweight great Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record for
most wins without a loss or draw.
McGregor, a mixed martial arts champion who was
making his professional boxing debut, failed to pull
off what might have been the greatest upset in
combat sports history.
But the former apprentice plumber from Dublin made
the fight much more compelling than most experts
had predicted at the T-Mobile Arena.
McGregor made a brave and spirited start but his 40-
year-old opponent dominated from the fourth round.
The end came with a weary McGregor doubled over
on the ropes as Mayweather landed two hard left
hooks in the 10th.
Speaking after his win, Mayweather said of his
opponent: "He's a lot better than I thought he was,
he used different angles and was a tough competitor.
But I was the better man tonight.
"Our game plan was to take our time, go to him, let
him shoot his heavy shots early and then take him
out at the end. In the MMA he fights 25 minutes
really hard then he starts to slow down."
McGregor said Mayweather was "not that fast or
powerful" but was "composed" and "patient with his
shots".
"I thought it was close and I thought the stoppage
was a little early," he said.
"I get looked at when I'm tired… I was just a little
fatigued. It was some buzz, I thought we were
close."
The odds at fight time favoured Mayweather by a 5-1
margin.
There were a handful of $1m bets on Mayweather,
with three coming in just hours before the fight. The
biggest reported bet on McGregor was $100,000.
Jennifer Lopez was among the stars watching
ringside
Rapper P Diddy arrives to watch the fight
Some 50 million people were expected to watch the
bout in the US alone, with the fight available online or
on TV screens to more than one billion homes in 200
different countries.
The fight was predicted to generate up to $600m
(£466m), breaking the pay-per-view record set by
Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao two years ago.
Whether it will be the richest of all-time is still to be
determined, but Mayweather left no doubt of his
place in the pantheon of boxing greats.
"This was my last night, tonight I chose the right
dance partner to dance with," he said when asked if
he would ever be seen in the ring again.

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