Floyd Mayweather Sends $88,500 Cheque To George Floyd’s Family For Burial Services

Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for the funeral costs of George Floyd, as plans are made for four services across the United States, including Houston, Minnesota, Charlotte and another location, which is yet to be determined.

Mr Floyd died last Monday after a white police officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck and sports stars have joined in the widespread condemnation.

Mayweather Promotions confirmed that the former five-division world champion had reached out to Mr Floyd’s family with an offer to cover all costs relating to the funeral services and TMZSports.com
confirmed they have accepted an $88,500 cheque.

The cheque was made out to Robert Swearington at the Fort Bend Memorial Planning Center in Houston.

The lawyer for Floyd’s family said Monday that a funeral will be held on June 9 in Houston.

Before that, the family will hold a memorial service in Minneapolis on Thursday and a memorial service on Saturday in North Carolina, where Floyd was born.

Hollywood Unlocked reported that Mayweather was distraught to learn that the former officer Derek Chauvin was facing the minimal charge, third-degree murder, after video of the incident was widely shared.

It prompted Mayweather to contact the family through a mutual friend.

In a tweet, Mayweather Promotions shared the link to the Hollywood Unlocked story and confirmed its accuracy.

Leonard Ellerbe, the chief executive officer of Mayweather Promotions, told ESPN, ‘He’ll probably get mad at me for saying that, but yes, (Mayweather) is definitely paying for the funeral. … Floyd has done these kind of things over the last 20 years.’

Mayweather previously paid for the 2011 funeral of Genaro Hernandez, who died at age 45 of rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of muscular cancer. The two fought in 1998 for the WBC super featherweight title, with Mayweather prevailing by eighth-round technical knockout to win his first world title.
-Daily Mail UK