Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga II, billed as Grudge Match, was a professional boxing match contested on August 29, 2015.
Background On July 11, 2015, it was announced that 3-division world champion Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga, a world champion in two weight classes, had agreed to face one another the following month in what was a belated rematch to their 2008 contest seven years prior. Mosley, whom had been feuding with Mayorga on Twitter, claimed that fight was made after he had "ran into (Mayorga) in Vegas. Things escalated and, boom, rematch."Shane Mosley, 43, comes out of retirement to fight Ricardo Mayorga, ESPN article, 2015-07-11 Retrieved on 2025-07-01 Both fighters were in their early 40s at the time the rematch was announced and neither had been in a big fight in years; the 43-year old Mosley was ending a two-year retirement which followed a one-year retirement following his 2012 loss to Canelo Alvarez while the 41-year old Mayorga had ended a three-retirement that followed a 2011 loss to Miguel Cotto the year prior.Shane Mosley unretires for rematch with Ricardo Mayorga after Twitter beef, Fox News article, 2015-07-11 Retrieved on 2025-07-03
The fight was put in jeopardy just weeks before it was set to take place when promoter Don King, who had previously promoted Mayorga, filed a lawsuit claiming that Mayorga was violating a promotional agreement King claimed was still in place between the two by working with Mosley's promotional firm GoBox Promotions, which was serving as the sole promoter of the fight.Shane Mosley's comeback fight will go on with or without Ricardo Mayorga, Fox News article, 2015-08-23 Retrieved on 2025-07-03 Though Mosley promised that the event would go on with or without Mayorga's involvement, the bout was officially put back on just days before it was to take place when a judge denied King's request to stop the fight and allowed Mayorga to continue on with the fight.Judge Denies King's Request, Mosley-Mayorga Rematch Will Take Place, CBS News article, 2015-08-25 Retrieved on 2025-07-03
Fight Details Just as in their first fight, Mosley scored a last second knockout victory over Mayorga, albeit six rounds earlier. Just prior to the sixth round ending, Mosley caught Mayorga with a shot to his liver that sent Mayorga down to his knees in pain. Mayorga protested to Raul Caiz Jr. that he had been hit with a low blow but made no attempt to get to his feet as Caiz reached the count of 10 resulting in the fight being stopped and Mosley being named the winner at 2:59 of the round.Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga: Winner, Recap and Reaction, Bleacher Report article, 2015-08-29 Retrieved on 2025-07-05
Fight card Confirmed bouts: Weight Class Weight vs. Method Round NotesSuper Middleweight168 lbs.Shane Mosley def.Ricardo Mayorga KO6/12Super Bantamweight122 lbs.Yulihan Luna (c)vs.Maureen SheaD10/10x2Lightweight135 lbs.Joel Díaz Jr.def.Luis ArceoTKO4/10Cruiserweight200 lbs.Dimar Ortuzvs.Victor BarraganD8/8Light Heavyweight175 lbs.Ronald Ellisdef.Jas PhippsTKO2/6
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