With many boxers in the US, the opportunity to compete in the UFC is not to be missed. However, the grandson of Mafia boss John Gotti, John Gotti III, said he did not want to rush to play in the biggest tournament in America.
John Gotti the Third is currently one of the best boxers in the CES MMA tournament. The 27-year-old boxer tried a lot to escape the sinful shadow of his father and grandfather, two famous American Mafia bosses. With a 5-0 record, Gotti III has proven him brave enough to participate in larger tournaments.
At the weekend, John Gotti III won his 5th career at CES 60. Before the match, UFC President Dana White called Gotti III on social media Twitter and promoted the match. match.
After winning, the American boxer talked about how he felt. Gotti III commented: “There is no pressure. I saw Dana White’s post while I was in the armband. Now if I lose, I will be the most embarrassed person on earth. He is so good to help me get noticed. ”
Then the 27-year-old boxer also commented on the opportunity to compete in UFC: “I still have many factors to improve. As I got better, I considered the next thing. We can always improve, there’s no limit to it. Maybe after I became the champion in this tournament, maybe in one or two more games.
I’ve said this since the first day of the game, let’s just focus on match by match. I never worry about it, this is just my opinion. There have been many cases of choosing to play for the UFC too early to fail. I do not want to step into that car crash. I want to be 100% ready because UFC fighters are no joke. ”
About the family of John Gotti 3rd generation. The grandfather of the boxer, John Joseph Gotti, Jr. (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) is the boss of the Mafia Gambino family of New York. Because in order to escape poverty, Gotti and his brothers committed many crimes when they were young. Because he is good at making money, Gotti has attracted the attention of tycoon Aniello Dellacroce of the Gambino family.
After many years as a member of the criminal family, Gotti was promoted to boss in 1985. In 1992, John Gotti was arrested for murder, conspiracy to kill, to defend, obstruct justice, to gamble. legal, extortion, tax evasion and usury. Gotti died in 2002 of throat cancer.
The son of Gotti’s crime boss, John Angelo Gotti, also known as John Gotti II took over the Gambino criminal family in 1992 when his father Gotti was in prison. In 1999 Gotti II was arrested by the police and sentenced to 77 months in prison for bribery, extortion, gambling and fraud. Currently, John Angelo Gotti has washed his hands to guard the sword.