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Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe told ESPN on Monday that Mayweather will cover the cost of the funeral of George Floyd who died last week after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on the 46-year-old man’s neck for almost nine minutes. Floyd, who was handcuffed, became unresponsive after almost three minutes.
Ellerbe also revealed that Floyd’s family had accepted Mayweather’s offer to pay for funeral services.Ellerbe said. Mayweather “has done this kind of things over the last 20 years,” added Ellerbe, who said that the former five-division world champion who retired in 2017 with a 50-0 record didn’t want to talk about his gesture himself.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.
An official autopsy released Monday found that Floyd died in a homicide involving “neck compression.” The death of the unarmed black man while in police custody has ignited violent reactions across America. Police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and one count of negligent manslaughter in Floyd’s death.
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