FLOYD MAYWEATHER hilariously admitted to YouTuber Deji giving him a “black eye” in their exhibition bout.
Deji was stopped inside six rounds at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai but walked away with a souvenir after giving Mayweather a little shiner.
The boxing legend was quizzed on his bruised left cheek in the post-fight press conference and laughed it off.
He said: “How’s my left eye? Yeah, absolutely (it’s bruised). That’s cool, we had fun tonight.
“You guys wanted to see a little something. A had to close the gap, you know, when you close the gap, it happens.”
Mayweather, boxing in his fifth exhibition bout since officially retiring in 2017, toyed with Deji throughout the entirety of the contest.
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He danced, chanted and even held up the ring card in between rounds.
But Deji, 25, managed to land a few blows and walked away with a moral victory after marking up unbeaten Mayweather, 45.
He posted on Instagram: “I gave Floyd Mayweather a black eye.”
The social media sensation, brother to KSI, admitted he wasted no time in making the online brag.
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He joked: “It was amazing, I guess I was a little bit eager! I cut Floyd, you guys saw it, right?”
Deji was halted on his feet in the corner following a barrage of punches by Mayweather, but contested that it was premature.
He said after the bout: “It was an early stoppage, I wanted to carry on. But I mean, boxing’s boxing, I understand. It feels good, honestly.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
