Mayweather praises Deji for ‘landing punch’ as fight stopped early

Floyd Mayweather was kind to Deji after their bout (Image: DAZN)Another day, another exhibition for Floyd Mayweather, who this time fought YouTube star Deji in the ring on Sunday night. Their eight-round bout was stopped in the sixth as Mayweather unsurprisingly was too strong, but he praised Deji’s efforts.Deji was given respect by Mayweather after the two fought in Dubai, with the undefeated boxer acknowledging that he was caught with a ‘good shot’.Mayweather v Deji is never a fight people expected to see, but in this day and age with fighting anything is possible inside the ring. Mayweather has already fought Logan Paul, whose brother Jake was also at the fight and causing all sorts of drama.Although Deji never really stood a chance, there was a brief moment where he caught Mayweather clean – which is some achievement as he’s known for being extremely hard to hit. And Mayweather paid respect to Deji after fight was stopped. Mayweather danced around Deji on Sunday night (Image: DAZN)”I’m proud of you, keep up the great work,” Mayweather said. “I want anyone to go after their dreams, go after what they believe in, continue to work hard and continue to build.”I didn’t get to where I got to overnight. It took a lot of time, it took a great team. I didn’t do it by myself. I’m glad that he landed a good shot. This is a part of fighting, this is a part of entertainment.”As we know, entertainment sells. And when there’s money at stake, Mayweather is usually interested. This has already been proven multiple times as he’s taken part in exhibitions around the world against an array of opponents.And it doesn’t look like his exhibitions will end anytime soon, as Mayweather confirmed he’s eager to fight in the UK in the near future. Mayweather has revealed he intends to go ahead with a new five-fight plan for 2023. Mayweather and Deji have remained friendly throughout (Image: GETTY)With Mayweather looking to fight in the UK, it brings great speculation about who his opponent may be. It’s likely that it would be a British fighter to appease the home crowd, but Mayweather does have the ability to sell on his own.British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has been mentioned, and he too made a comeback as he took on Marco Antonio Barrera on Saturday night. Their unofficial bout ended with no specified winner, but Hatton looked the sharper of the two.