Floyd Mayweather,Jr. without fanfare, paid the cost of Hernandez’s funeral. Mayweather knew Hernandez, but it’s not like they were very close. When Mayweather won his first world title at junior lightweight in 1998 by stopping Hernandez in the eighth round. At the time, many thought that Mayweather, in only his 18th pro fight, was biting off a bit more than he could chew at that early stage of his career by taking on such a respected champion.
Hernández is the former WBA and WBC Super Featherweight Champion. Genaro even worked as a compubox technician for HBO Boxing and a boxing instructor in Southern California. During his days as a world champion Hernández was a staple of the major cable television boxing shows with most of his fights broadcast on HBO Boxing. In the course of his career Genaro held several World Championships. He died on June 7th, 2011 of cancer.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Floyd Mayweather Jr pays for funeral of Genaro Hernández
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