Empty stadium, 30 minutes late and an unsurprising end: Floyd Mayweather’s excuse for the absence of an audience during his last fight

After his professional retirement from the world of boxing, Floyd Mayweather held his sixth exhibition bout against the former mixed martial artist Aaron Chalmers on his first visit to the UK in the O2 Arena in London.

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A stage through England that will be all but forgotten for the former champion of up to five different categories since the presence in the enclosure was practically nil. Fans did not respond to the call of the legendary boxer and the fight did not raise high expectations.

The images reflected what was experienced on Saturday evening: the stands of the 02 Arena, practically empty. There was even an attempt to delay the fight for up to half an hour to try and fill the 20,000 seat venue.

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“We did that in a month, it wasn’t even four weeks”explain Money during the press conference that followed, asked about the low public attendance.

“I think the tickets should have gone on sale a lot quicker.. My new team is still learning. I have to take my hat off to them, it’s not their fault,” said the 46-year-old former boxer.

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“When you fight in the United States, as soon as you announce the fight, the tickets go on sale. We advertised the fight here and the tickets didn’t come out until a week or two later.”said the American, trying to find an explanation for the empty spaces that were seen in the O2 Arena.

Finally, Mayweather also thanked fans: “I would like to thank everyone in the UK. It’s unbelievable: the UK is becoming the Mecca of boxing. Aaron Chalmers and I had the chance to bond and we had fun for eight rounds. If the British fans want me back, I’ll be back.”

Meanwhile, fans spoke out in Twitter”Floyd Mayweather is currently fighting in front of around 25 people in London. The worst I’ve ever seen in sport.”

“I saw the first round, I put it out, How can you watch two men fight and laugh at each other…and people paid £30 to see this? I would pay £30 to turn it off,” said another outraged user, alluding to the price of PPV.

Mayweather stepped into the ring for eight rounds (Twitter @DailyMirror)

As for the fight in question, and unsurprisingly, the American dominated the Briton Aaron Chalmers. The undefeated boxer (50-0) contested all eight rounds, allowed two minutes and proved grossly superior to his rival who, as expected, made good use of the ‘jab’ to keep distance and control without more complication.

Moneyin a kind of circus show, he never intended to knock out the English. He showed his quality, looked nimble, fought entertainingly and even danced. Lacking a knockout before the limit, no one was declared the winner and ended in a draw.

According to local press, it is believed that the boxer from Michigan sand pocket around $20 million, despite the peak in attendance. The match became the most expensive pay-per-view event ever in the UK (£30).