Former world boxing champion, Roger Mayweather, is dead.
The 58-year-old uncle and trainer to Floyd Mayweather, passed on after battling with poor health.
“My uncle was one of the most important people in my life inside and outside of the ring.
“Roger was a great champion and one of the best trainers in boxing. Unfortunately, his health was failing him for several years and now he can finally rest in peace,” Mayweather Jr said in a statement.
Roger was a two-weight world champion and fought 72 times during his 17-year career.
His death comes a week after the death of Josie Harris, mother to three of Floyd Mayweather’s children.
Swiss professional tennis player, Roger Federer is reportedly ‘set to become tennis’ first billionaire’ in 2020, after making a fortune from a combination of prize money as well as endorsements with a range of global brands.
The world number 3 player will also be the fourth sportsperson to join the exclusive club of the richest athletes of all time after Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather.
According to Tennis.com, Federer has already earned £689million, with a further £153m guaranteed from agreed-upon sponsorship contracts in the months and years ahead.
ATP figures state that Federer has racked up £98m in prize money from singles and doubles tournaments. He also made money in major competitions and took part in a South American exhibition tournament during the off-season which brings in £7.6m each year.
But Businessinsider.com claimed it is his commercial success away from the tennis court that has helped him to amass his fortune with sponsorship deals with brands such as Rolex, Uniqlo, Credit Suisse, and Mercedes Benz.
Swiss professional tennis player, Roger Federer
Forbes has also reported that Federer’s annual income has reached a record high of £80m. The figure represents a sizeable increase on the £59m he was estimated to have earned in 2018.
Federer’s three-year sponsorship with Uniqlo, which he penned in 2018, is reportedly worth £23m a year and the 20-time Grand Slam winner previously had a multi-million pound deal with Nike.
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