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Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is a professional boxer and boxing promoter. Mayweather was born on February 24, 1977, to Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Deborah Sinclair in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mayweather comes from a family of boxers, including his father and uncles, Roger Mayweather and Jeff Mayweather. Mayweather’s maternal grandfather was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Growing up, Mayweather lived in the Hiram Square neighborhood of New Brunswick, New Jersey, with his mother’s relatives. He recalled coming from school seeing heron needles on the front lawn. His mother became addicted to drugs and his aunt died from AIDS because of drugs. Mayweather returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he attended Ottawa Hills High School but dropped out.
After high school, Mayweather began his amateur boxing career and by 1992 he had a record of 84 wins and 8 losses. He won the national Golden Gloves championships in 1993 and 1996. Mayweather participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics Games in Atlanta, Georgia. He won the Bronze medal after losing to Bulgarian boxer Serafim Simeonov Todorov
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. facts for kids
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Reach | 72 in |
| Born | (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977 (age 47) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
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| Total fights | 50 |
| Wins | 50 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (néSinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight. This includes the Ring magazine title in three weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight). As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at t
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is a former American professional boxer. He was undefeated as a professional boxer.[1]
Overview
[change | change source]He is the son of a boxer, Floyd Mayweather Sr. who introduced him to boxing. His youth was hard because he and his family had drug issues, but later, he left drugs and continued with boxing. He was trained by his uncle Roger Mayweather, who was also a boxer.
Achievements
[change | change source]Mayweather has won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics.[2] He won three U.S. Golden Gloves titles[3] (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight). He also won the U.S. national title[4] at featherweight.
Mayweather was well known for his speed, stamina, defense, and his excellent boxing schema. In 2017, he made a comeback to the ring and defeated MMA fighter Conor McGregor.
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