Former boxing star Floyd Mayweather to fund funeral costs for George Floyd - Richard W. Rodriguez / AP / SIPA

Nice Pretty Boy gesture. According to one of its representatives, ex boxer Floyd Mayweather will pay for the funeral of George Floyd. The world champion in five different categories and unbeaten in 50 fights was in contact with the family of George Floyd, through a mutual friend. The latter accepted his offer.

George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died on May 25 after a white policeman sat on his neck for more than eight minutes. The scene filmed by passersby sparked a wave of protests and riots across the country. 

Funeral on June 9

One of the family's lawyers said his funeral would be June 9 in Houston, the city where Floyd grew up. Before that, two ceremonies are to take place Thursday in Minneapolis and Saturday in North Carolina where he came from.

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