Floyd Mayweather will cover the costs of George Floyd's funeral. Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 1, 2020 8:09 PM ET

Former world champion and semi-retired professional boxer Floyd Mayweather will pay for the funeral of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.

On Monday, an independent autopsy showed Floyd was killed due to "asphyxiation from sustained pressure" on his neck.

An independent autopsy into the death of George Floyd found that he died from "asphyxiation from sustained pressure," which contradicts the county medical examiner's preliminary report https://t.co/s4pNycG5PE
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The former police officer who applied that pressure has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder.

CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe confirmed Mayweather will cover the costs for Floyd's memorial service while speaking with ESPN's Steve Kim.

"He'll probably get mad at me for saying that, but yes, [Mayweather] is definitely paying for the funeral," Ellerbe said.

Floyd's family accepted Mayweather's offer.

As Kim and Dan Rafael reported, Mayweather paid for the funeral of boxer Genaro Hernandez in 2011 after Hernandez passed away following a bout with cancer at the age of 45.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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