Floyd Mayweather lost his main bet on Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVII as the Philadelphia Eagles were beaten by the Kansas City Chiefs – but later insisted he still came out making money.
The retired 50-0 boxing legend was in attendance at the State Farm Stadium to watch the showpiece game and insisted he was happy with his overall betting performance.
Mayweather initially posted on Instagram showing his main bet on the result of the game.
He staked $10,000 on the Eagles to win.
Despite being 24-14 ahead at half-time, they ultimately lost 38-35 to the Chiefs.
At full-time though, Mayweather replaced this Instagram post with another one which revealed he had actually come out on top after all.
He posted a second bet slip which showed he’d also staked $10,000 on the Eagles to lead at half-time with a pay-out of $20,500.
Though the initial post appears to have been deleted, the caption on his new post reads: “I also bet something light at the casino. I won the first half with plus money, but obviously lost the whole game.”
As Floyd’s second bet had a pay-out of $20,500 he ultimately came out $500 up.
That amount of money may not mean much to the man who has made upwards of a billion dollars in his boxing career, but it appears to be very important for Mayweather to remain undefeated in the casino, as well as in the ring.
Even now he is retired from the sport, the 50-0 boxing icon continues to compete in exhibition contests around the world.
He has had two in Japan, two in the UAE and one in the USA thus far.
Next up though, in just under two weeks on February 25, Mayweather will box an exhibition in the UK.
Floyd is set to headline a show at London’s O2 Arena for the first time.
He will face former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers in an exhibition.
It has been reported that Mayweather is making millions for these appearances and so will be able to fund many more bets in future after February 25.
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