Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
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| Date | September 19, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||||
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| Floyd Mayweather, unanimous decision (120–107, 119–108, 118–109) | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxer |
 Floyd Mayweather |
 Juan Manuel Márquez |
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| Nickname | Pretty Boy Floyd | Dinamita | |
| Hometown | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Pre-fight record | 39–0 (25 KO) | 50–4–1 (37 KO) |
Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez, billed as Number One/Número Uno, was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39–0, 25 KO) and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez (50–4–1, 37 KO). The fight served as a return to the ring for Mayweather, who, after his knock out victory of Ricky Hatton in December 2007, announced he would take a two-year layoff from boxing which later turned into retirement.
Mayweather successfully returned, winning a unanimous decision.
The fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada under the promotion of Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions. It was contested at 146 pounds, with no titles being on the line.
The fight was televised on HBO Pay-Per-View, with the cost to watch the fight at $49.95 in the US. It was also shown in movie theaters across the country via NCM Fathom.
This fight sold more than 1,000,000 PPV buys generating over $52 million in sales.
Juan Manuel Márquez made a guaranteed $3.2 million, as well as an additional $600,000 due to Floyd Mayweather Jr. coming in two pounds over the 144 lbs weight limit. Floyd Mayweather earned $10.0 million.
As part of the buildup for the fight, HBO produced an unprecedented four-part prelude. The series, titled Mayweather-Marquez 24/7, aired installments on the final three Sundays of September, with the fourth installment airing on Friday, September 18, one day before the fight. The series focused on each fighter's training and preparation for the bout. Promoted as the return of Floyd Mayweather, promoters labeled it Number One/Numero Uno due to Mayweather's previous position as pound-for-pound boxing champion and Marquez's position as Mexico's number one fighter.
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