Floyd Mayweather Jr reacts to getting black eye in exhibition bout against Deji

On Sunday night, Deji may have been stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr in their exhibition bout, but at least he landed a punch.

It was a typical Mayweather Jr exhibition bout, as he taunted his opponent throughout, danced and stole the ring-card girl's job, by holding up her placard for her.

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But, eventually in the sixth round, Mayweather Jr set about his YouTuber opponent and forced the stoppage.

With that being said, pre-fight Deji had never claimed he was going to beat Mayweather Jr and instead, he outlined his only ambition was to 'land a punch'.

“That would be amazing, of course, against the best defensive fighter in the world," he said.

“So, I’m looking to have fun, I’m looking to showcase my skills and show what YouTubers can do.

“Me being in there with Floyd is only going to enhance my skills in boxing and push me further up the ladder.

“Then I’m going to keep dominating the YouTube boxing scene after.

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“Me fighting Floyd in itself is a [win], I’m not afraid of what’s to come. If you’re scared of getting knocked out, you shouldn’t be fighting.”

And it seems Deji got his wish of landing a punch, as Mayweather Jr emerged from the bout sporting a black eye.

The YouTuber even tweeted after the clash, saying, "I gave Floyd a black eye."

Mayweather Jr was asked in the post-fight press conference, "Is that a bruise?"

To which he replied enthusiastically, "Yeah, absolutely!

"That's cool, though, we had fun tonight. You guys wanted to see a little something. I had to close the gap, so when you close the gap that happens."