Mayweather reveals he lost huge $10,000 bet on Super Bowl

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather has revealed that he still made money on the Super Bowl despite losing a $10,000 bet on the night.

The 45-year-old Mayweather attended the showpiece event in Arizona as Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35, and he could not resist gambling on the final result.

Mayweather backed the Eagles to win and was so confident that he put $10,000 on it.

The contest proved to be an epic match that twisted one way and then the other, before the Chiefs eventually prevailed thanks to an inspired display from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and this bad news for Mayweather, who posted on Instagram that his gamble has failed to pay off.

Mayweather, however, later confirmed that he had placed a second bet on Philadelphia to be winning at half time.

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And that one did come in, as the Eagles led 24-14 at the interval before Kansas turned things around in the final two quarters.

Once again, Mayweather placed $10,000 on the half time result, and he earned himself $20,500, meaning that when factoring in his initial stake he still made $500 overall.

Mayweather used the moniker ‘Money’ in the latter stages of his boxing career as he became the biggest PPV star in the sport.

The boxing icon’s fights against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor saw him earn upwards of $100m on both occasions as he more than lived up to his nickname.

After retiring from the professional ranks in 2017, Mayweather has continued to be involved in exhibition bouts in recent years, and is set to headline at London’s O2 Arena against former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers on February 25.