Floyd Mayweather Uncle Roger Mayweather Dies ... Legendary Boxing Trainer
He was not on the list.
Floyd Mayweather's uncle, Roger Mayweather -- one of the
most famous boxing trainers ever -- has died, Floyd's camp confirms with TMZ
Sports. He was 58.
Roger was a KEY member of Floyd's training team -- and
sculpted him into becoming the global phenom he is today. Many considered Roger
the best trainer in the world.
He was also a pretty good boxer and battled with some pretty
big stars, including Julio César Chávez and Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
He was also a 2-weight world champion -- holding the WBA and
lineal super featherweight titles back in the day, along with the WBC light
welterweight title (from '87 to '89).
Roger had been in declining health for years. In fact, Floyd
opened up about Roger's health back in 2015 and blamed boxing for damaging his
brain.
"My uncle Roger Mayweather has lost a lot of memory
from the sport of boxing," Floyd said ... "He's only in his 50s, but
it seems like he's an old man in his 80s."
A few years ago, Roger went missing -- and fortunately, he
was located by law enforcement officials.
We're told Floyd was close with Roger and is deeply
emotional about his passing.
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