FLOYD MAYWEATHER'S uncle and former trainer Roger has died at the age of just 58. Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Judah, entered the ring and swung at Roger. He was also a two-weight world champion, having won the WBA and lineal super featherweight titles in 1983 and 1984, as well as the WBC light welterweight title in 1987 and 1989. Roger Mayweather held world titles at featherweight and welterweight in the 1980s. "He beat him in his backyard, just destroyed him. Mayweather (59-13, 35 KOs), known as the "Black Mamba," won his first world title in 1983, claiming the WBA junior lightweight belt by eighth-round knockout of Serrano. In his statement, Floyd Mayweather further added that Roger Mayweather meant the world to him, his father Floyd Sr., his uncle Jeff, everyone in and around the Mayweather Boxing Gym and the entire boxing world. Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Roger Mayweather: A Trainer Award disgrace [7], Mayweather was arrested in August 2009 in Las Vegas for allegedly attacking one of his former boxers, female boxer Melissa St. Vil. [caption id="attachment_218302" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Birdman[/caption] (more). Mayweather won his last titlethe IBA welterweight titleon March 12, 1997, when he beat Carlos Miranda via twelfth-round TKO. Floyd's long time trainer and his uncle, Roger Mayweather, also died yesterday. Party Across The Pond Launch Gallery. Anyone can read what you share. Roger Mayweather, Boxing Trainer and Floyd Mayweather's - Yahoo! The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Chvez was still undefeated at the time, and with a 630 record, he was becoming a legend. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Robert Guerrero on May 4, and he's changing television networks to do it. He went straight for Roger and threw a punch, igniting a melee in the ring and a near-riot inside the Thomas & Mack Center. The good thing is he'll no longer be suffering because I know his health, his condition wasn't very good. Floyd Mayweather promete convertirse en un gran entrenador Mayweather Promotions said the following as they revealed the cause of death. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. 7 min lecture. We continue to share our thoughts and prayers with the Mayweather family. 2/24/2023 6:57 AM PT. It helps me to see that he was able to touch so many people through his life in boxing, because he gave so much to the sport, which was his first and longtime love.. Money move: Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Robert Guerrero on May 4 Jeanne d'Arc Klein. "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.".