Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Angel Manfredy was a professional boxing match contested on December 19, 1998, for the WBC super featherweight title.

[2] Floyd Mayweather Jr. had captured his first world title at the age of 21 two months prior after defeating Genaro Hernández on October 3, 1998.

[3] Following his victory, Mayweather quickly entered negotiations with Angel Manfredy and the two fighters reached an agreement to face one another that same month with the fight set for December 19, 1998.

Manfredy, who had been considered to face Hernández for the super featherweight title before being passed over in favor of Mayweather, bluntly stated that "if I lose, I die.

The stoppage was criticized by all three members of the HBO broadcast team (Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Roy Jones Jr.) as premature.