"Yes, Maidana will be wearing the Powerlock gloves," stated Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who confirmed that former welterweight champion Marcos Maidana will be wearing Everlast Powerlock gloves for his September 13 rematch with undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Maidana's trainer, Robert Garcia, recently revealed that they had already been training with the gloves in anticipation that they would not be allowed to use their preferred choice of Everlast MX gloves. During a conference call held earlier today, Ellerbe confirmed that the issue had indeed been resolved.
The Everlast MX gloves were at the center of controversy in their first fight when Team Mayweather objected to the use of a pair of customized Everlast MX gloves which they claimed had very little padding in the knuckle area. Upon closer inspection, the Nevada State Athletic Commission agreed that the customized gloves were not approved, however, a second pair of stock Everlast MX gloves were deemed acceptable.
That decision, however, did not sit well with Team Mayweather, who questioned the safety of gloves that utilize horse hair as part of the padding instead of using all foam. After hours of back and forth negotiations on the eve of the fight, Maidana finally agreed to use Everlast Powerlock gloves, which uses all foam padding, instead. Fortunately, a similar last minute glove controversy should not be an issue now that it's been determined that Maidana will be fighting in the same type of gloves he used this past May.
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