After
dominating Robert Guerrero, Floyd Mayweather Jr. got his swollen and
bruised right hand checked out at a hospital Saturday night.
The report: just soreness, meaning Mayweather will be able to fight again Sept. 14 as scheduled.
“He went to the hospital [Saturday] night and everything is fine," Mayweather's publicist, Kelly Swanson, told ESPN.com. "He just experienced some soreness."
Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) said he injured his hand in the eighth round or else he would have knocked out Guerrero. Mayweather, who landed a ton of clean right hands, won 117-111 on all three cards.
The welterweight champion is slated to return to the ring Sept. 14 in the second pay-per-view bout of his 30-month, six-fight deal with Showtime/CBS. His opponent has not been determined.
Many fans want to see Mayweather fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KOs). But there doesn't seem to be enough promotional lead time for that mega-fight, which “hasn't even been negotiated yet,” according to mlive.com's David Mayo.
"They're going to keep making opponents," Mayweather said when asked about Alvarez. "This is not going to stop. And I'm not saying Canelo is not a good fighter. But I'm happy with my victory tonight and all I'm going to do is take one day at a time."
The report: just soreness, meaning Mayweather will be able to fight again Sept. 14 as scheduled.
“He went to the hospital [Saturday] night and everything is fine," Mayweather's publicist, Kelly Swanson, told ESPN.com. "He just experienced some soreness."
Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) said he injured his hand in the eighth round or else he would have knocked out Guerrero. Mayweather, who landed a ton of clean right hands, won 117-111 on all three cards.
The welterweight champion is slated to return to the ring Sept. 14 in the second pay-per-view bout of his 30-month, six-fight deal with Showtime/CBS. His opponent has not been determined.
Many fans want to see Mayweather fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KOs). But there doesn't seem to be enough promotional lead time for that mega-fight, which “hasn't even been negotiated yet,” according to mlive.com's David Mayo.
"They're going to keep making opponents," Mayweather said when asked about Alvarez. "This is not going to stop. And I'm not saying Canelo is not a good fighter. But I'm happy with my victory tonight and all I'm going to do is take one day at a time."
