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Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement to trade blows with UFC Champion Conor McGregor in Las Vegas. The 40-year old finally prevailed over the Irishman to take his win tally to 50-0. The last time Mayweather was in a bout, was 2 years ago facing off against Andre Berto.

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When he beat Irishman McGregor, it was a unanimous decision and the American earned $32 million in the process. McGregor on the other hand, last competed in November 2016 where he defeated Eddie Alvarez.

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Essentially Sports looks at some of the statistics prior to and during the match:

0: Number of professional boxing matches that McGregor has participated in

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2: UFC titles held by McGregor to date

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3: Losses suffered by McGregor in his entire MMA career

13: Seconds it took for Conor to KO Jose Alda for UFC featherweight title

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18: Knockout victories by McGregor in MMA stint

21: Total victories by Conor

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24: McGregor’s rank in the Forbes list of highest paid athletes

5: Divisions in which Mayweather has won a title

12: Times in which, Mayweather has defended a boxing title

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24: Number of boxing champions faced and defeated by Mayweather

26: Number of career KO’s by Floyd

50: Number of consecutive victories by the American boxer

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154: Weight Class in which both fighters competed in

$1100: Minimum Price of a ticket for the bout

$30,000,000: Guaranteed purse for McGregor

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$100,000,000: Guaranteed purse for Floyd

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