Floyd Mayweather Jr. is making the first defense of the super featherweight title he had won barely two and a half months previous when the corner of Genaro Hernandez stopped the fight at the conclusion of round 8. This is an absolute demo job by a young and very vicious “Pretty Boy“ Floyd. Floyd Mayweather Jr 130 lbs beat Angel Manfredy 130 lbs by TKO at 2:47 in round 2 of 12 Date: 1998-12-19 Location: Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA Referee: Frank Santore Jr Judge: Ken Morita Judge: Dalby Shirley Judge: Jay Kassees World Boxing Council Super Featherweight Title (1st defense by Mayweather) Mayweather defends WBC title with TKO of Manfredy CNN/SI, December 20, 1998 Floyd Mayweather Jr. staked a claim as the world's best 130-pound fighter Saturday after hammering Angel Manfredy, retaining his World Boxing Council super featherweight title with a second-round technical knockout. The fight lasted just under six minutes and Mayweather was in control throughout. He immediately set the tone
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