Floyd Mayweather Junior is an American professional boxer. He is a five division world champion, has won eight world titles and has won the lineal championship in three different weight classes.
Floyd Mayweather was born on 24th February, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. His father was a welterweight boxer who had fought Sugar Ray Leonard. Two of Floyd's uncles were also professional boxers.
Floyd won America's Golden Gloves competition as an amateur in 1993. He was nicknamed "Pretty Boy" by his teammates because he didn't have many scars. He won a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics and during those Olympics Floyd was the first American boxer to beat a boxer from Cuba in 20 years.
Floyd turned professional on October 11th 1996. He is currently WBC welterweight champion and WBA super welterweight champion. He has also won the WBC Diamond Super Welterweight belt. Many sporting news and boxing websites consider Floyd Mayweather to be the best pound for pound boxer in the world.
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