Floyd Mayweather blamed British fans who 'don't really want to spend money' for his poorly-attended boxing exhibition

• Floyd Mayweather's exhibition with Aaron Chalmers was a poorly attended event.
• The American boxer seemed to blame stingy Brits for not buying tickets.

Floyd Mayweather blamed British people for the apparent lack of interest in his recent boxing exhibition.

Referring to Brits, he said, according to Give Me Sport: "When you buy tickets over here, you don't really want to spend money."

Mayweather added: "In America, we don't mind spending money."

The former five-weight world champion returned to the ring February 25 for an unofficial bout involving the UK reality TV star Aaron Chalmers at London's iconic 02 Arena.

However, reports emerged mere minutes before the main card was due to begin, as disappointing photos from the venue appeared to show very few people at the event.

The concourse, which should be filled with fans mingling by the concessions stand, was practically empty.

And, inside the venue, only a few people had actually taken their seats in an arena that can typically host 20,000.

Tickets should have gone on sale faster, according to Mayweather

As well as excusing the poor attendence on stingy British fight fans, Mayweather said he has a new team and the exhibition was organized in less than one month.

"We did this in one month, not even four weeks," he said.

"I think the tickets should've went on sale a lot faster. My new team is still learning. I have got to take my hat off to them, it's not their fault.

"It's just when we fight in the US, as soon as we announce the fight, tickets are on sale. Here, we announced the fight and the tickets didn't go on sale until a week or two weeks later."

He finished: "I don't point fingers. We work together as a team."

Event organizers did not respond to Insider's request for comment regarding the attendence.

Mayweather said he suffered injury during the exhibition

The apparent lack of interest in the exhibition wasn't the only thing for Mayweather to worry about, as his woes seemed to worsen during the unofficial bout itself.

Despite looking sharp, boxing with a smile on his face, and literally waltzing past Chalmers after eight rounds, the showcase came at a cost, as he feared he broke his hand on his opponent's face.

"I hurt my hand actually … when I was breaking with the hook," the veteran fighter said, according to Boxing Scene.

"A lot of people don't know when I was breaking with the hook — that's boxing language — I hurt my left hand — bad."

It is unclear if, or when, Mayweather will return to the ring for another exhibition. However, he has has been linked with veteran UFC fighter Jose Aldo.