Mayweather's history of abuse

While the world congratulates the US boxer on his win, is enough being done to stop domestic abuse?

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While the world celebrates the victory of Floyd Mayweather Jr over Manny Pacquiao, is enough being done to curb violent domestic abuse against women by sports stars?

Has this high-profile ‘fight of the century’ which saw Mayweather win millions of accolades in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning UAE), also become a stage to raise awareness against such abuse?

Here are 5 women in Mayweather’s life you should know about and related YouTube videos and news stories you must read. 

 

Floyd Mayweather Jr in court in 2012. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail 

 

1. Josie Harris

Mayweather’s former long-term partner and mother to three of his four children.

 

2. Shantel Jackson

Mayweather’s fiancée after he ended relations with his former wife Josie Harris

 

3. Melissa Brim

The mother of Mayweather’ s fourth child who owns a store financed by Mayweather

 

4 & 5. Herneatha McGill & Karen Blackburn (Pictures unavailable)

In June 2004, Mayweather was found guilty on two counts of battery against two friends of Harris’ and again received a suspended sentence. However, Deadspin reports, the verdict was later vacated and the charges were eventually “dismissed per negotiations”, according to boston.com.

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