Roger Mayweather

American boxer (1960–2020)
Mayweather served as the trainer for his nephew, Floyd Mayweather Jr., from 2000 to 2012. Under Roger's guidance, Floyd Jr. became one of the biggest names in the sport of boxing and one of the pound for pound greats.

Mayweather, who was 64–4 as an amateur, made his professional debut on July 29, 1981, against Andrew Ruiz. Mayweather won by technical knockout (TKO) in the first round. In his thirteenth fight, Mayweather beat Ruben Muñoz Jr. for the IBF USBA lightweight title. After improving his record to 14–0, Mayweather earned a title shot on January 19, 1983, against lineal and WBA super featherweight champion, Samuel Serrano. Serrano entered the bout with a record of 49–3–1 and had lost only once since first winning the title in 1976. Nonetheless, Mayweather led on all three judges' scorecards before he beat Serrano by TKO in round eight and effectively ended Serrano's career. Mayweather made two successful title defenses against Jorge Alvarado and Benedicto Villablanca before suffering his first loss via first round knockout against Rocky Lockridge on February 22, 1984. Mayweather won the IBF USBA super featherweight title when he gave Kenny Baysmore his first loss, by TKO in round three. Thus, Mayweather earned the opportunity to fight against WBC super featherweight champion, Julio César Chávez, on July 7, 1985. Although Mayweather won the first round on the judges' scorecards, he was knocked down twice in round two and lost by TKO. On November 28, 1986, Mayweather beat Sammy Fuentes for the WBC Continental Americas lightweight title. In his next bout, on March 28, 1987, Mayweather fought against Pernell Whitaker for the WBC NABF lightweight title. Mayweather was knocked down in round one, but he knocked down Whitaker in round nine. Whitaker won by unanimous decision (UD).

After Mayweather moved up to the light welterweight division, he fought against WBC light welterweight champion, Rene Arredondo, on November 12, 1987. Mayweather led on the scorecards and knocked down Arredondo three times in round six to win by TKO. Mayweather made four successful title defenses before he encountered Mexican champion Julio César Chávez again on May 13, 1989. Prior to this fight, Mayweather was being called by several boxing writers as "The Mexican assassin" due to his numerous wins over Mexican fighters during the last few years. Chávez was still undefeated at the time, and with a 63–0 record, he was becoming a legend. Mayweather retired after round ten due to the body damage inflicted by Chávez. Mayweather won the WBA Americas light welterweight title on April 5, 1990, from Ildemar Paisan. He fought Rafael Pineda for the vacant IBF light welterweight title on December 7, 1991, but he lost by KO in round nine. On March 14, 1993, Mayweather beat former WBA lightweight champion, Livingstone Bramble by corner stoppage in round five. Bramble had defeated Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini twice for the title in the mid 1980s. Mayweather defeated Eduardo Montes for the IBO light welterweight title by third round KO on May 28, 1994. Less than three weeks later, he defeated Marco Antonio Ramirez by TKO in round three.

In his next fight, against Johnny Bizzarro on August 4, 1994, Mayweather won the IBO welterweight title by unanimous decision. He defended the belt once in 1995. On June 25, 1995, Mayweather fought the 14–0 Kostya Tszyu for the IBF light welterweight title. Tszyu won by unanimous decision. Mayweather won his last title—the IBA welterweight title—on March 12, 1997, when he beat Carlos Miranda via twelfth round TKO. Mayweather's final bout was a majority decision victory over Javier Francisco Mendez on May 8, 1999. He ended his career with a total of nine major and minor titles in four weight classes.

When Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996, Roger Mayweather turned his attention away from his own competitive boxing career and focused more on being the younger Mayweather's trainer. Roger trained Floyd Jr. until early 1998, when Floyd Mayweather Sr. was released from prison and became Mayweather Jr's trainer. However, soon after Mayweather defeated Gregorio Vargas on March 18, 2000, Mayweather Jr. fired Mayweather Sr. as his trainer and brought uncle Roger back. Roger Mayweather garnered national attention during and after Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Zab Judah on April 8, 2006. Near the conclusion of the tenth round, Judah hit Mayweather with a left hand that was clearly below the belt and followed up with a right handed rabbit punch. After referee Richard Steele called time with five seconds remaining in the round, Roger Mayweather entered the ring, but was restrained by Steele. Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Judah, entered the ring and swung at Roger. Zab then went after Roger—taking a swing and grappling with him until security broke it up and cleared the ring. Roger was ejected, but the boxers finished the remaining two rounds, and Mayweather won by unanimous decision. Five days after the fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided not to overturn the result of the bout, but Roger Mayweather was fined US $200,000 and suspended for one year.

Mayweather was arrested in August 2009 in Las Vegas for allegedly attacking one of his former boxers, female boxer Melissa St. Vil. Mayweather allegedly hit her several times in the ribs, then tried to choke her, causing her to spit up blood when police arrived. Appearing on the HBO series 24/7, Mayweather admitted to choking St. Vil in an effort to restrain her, but denied that he physically struck her.

Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Bernice (Ambrose) and Theartha Mayweather. He is a part of the Mayweather boxing family: his brothers are Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Jeff Mayweather, and his nephew is Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather died on March 17, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 58, after years of deteriorating health. Floyd opened up about Roger's health back in 2015, and thinks that boxing is the main cause of it. He did not specify the cause, but said his uncle's “health was failing him for several years.” Roger Mayweather had a number of long term health problems, including diabetes. "My uncle Roger Mayweather has lost a lot of memory from the sport of boxing, he's only in his 50s, but it seems like he's an old man in his 80s." Floyd said.

No. (Number)ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes72Win59–13Javier Francisco MéndezMD10May 8, 199971Win58–13Patrick ByrdUD10Nov 13, 199870Win57–13Carlos MirandaTKO12 (12), Mar 12, 199769Loss56–13Juan SoberanesSD10Sep 21, 199668Win56–12Tom McCainTKO5 (10), Aug 3, 199667Win55–12Clifford HicksTKO3 (10)Oct 21, 199566Loss54–12Kostya TszyuUD12Jun 25, 199565Win54–11Mike MunginMD (Majority decision)10Apr 30, 199564Win53–11Aaron McLaurineTKO9 (12), Feb 17, 199563Win52–11Francisco BarraTKO3 (8), Dec 29, 199462Loss51–11Ray LovatoKO2 (10), Sep 16, 199461Win51–10Johnny BizzarroUD12Aug 8, 199460Win50–10Marco Antonio RamirezTKO3 (10), Jun 16, 199459Win49–10Eduardo MontesKO3 (12)May 28, 199458Win48–10Miguel GonzálezUD10Apr 8, 199457Win47–10Nino CiriloTKO3 (10), Mar 17, 199456Win46–10Rod SequenanUD10Feb 9, 199455Win45–10Bruno RabanalesPTS10Dec 18, 199354Loss44–10Darryl TysonSD12Oct 27, 199353Win44–9Carl GriffithUD10Jul 1, 199352Loss43–9Zack PadillaSD10Apr 24, 199351Win43–8Livingstone BrambleDQ (Disqualification)5 (10), Mar 14, 199350Win42–8Gilberto FloresTKO3 (10)Dec 9, 199249Loss41–8Fidel AvendanoUD10Sep 28, 199248Win41–7Pedro De La CruzTKO2 (10), Aug 10, 199247Loss40–7Rafael PinedaKO9 (12), Dec 7, 199146Win40–6Alberto AlcarazSD10May 11, 199145Win39–6Santos MorenoTKO3 (10), Dec 27, 199044Win38–6Mike JohnsonUD10Oct 11, 199043Win37–6Terrence AlliUD10Jul 15, 199042Win36–6Ildemar Jose PaisanUD12Apr 5, 199041Win35–6Jose RiveraKO5 (10), Feb 2, 199040Loss34–6Julio César ChávezRTD10 (12), May 13, 198939Win34–5Vinny PazienzaUD12Nov 7, 198838Win33–5Rodolfo GonzálezTKO12 (12), Sep 22, 198837Win32–5Harold BrazierSD12Jun 6, 198836Win31–5Mauricio AcevesTKO3 (12), Mar 24, 198835Win30–5Marvin GarrisTKO7 (10), Jan 5, 198834Win29–5René ArredondoTKO6 (12), Nov 12, 198733Win28–5Mitchell JulienTKO3 (10), Jul 14, 198732Win27–5Frankie DavisTKO4 (10), May 14, 198731Loss26–5Pernell WhitakerUD12Mar 28, 198730Win26–4Sammy FuentesRTD9 (12), Nov 28, 198629Win25–4Sergio ZambranoRTD6 (10), Aug 7, 198628Win24–4Oscar BejinesRTD (Corner retirement)7 (10), Jul 3, 198627Loss23–4Freddie PendletonKO6 (10), Mar 12, 198626Win23–3Walter SimsUD10Jan 15, 198625Win22–3Mario MartinezSD (Split decision)10Nov 7, 198524Loss21–3Julio César ChávezTKO2 (12), Jul 7, 198523Win21–2Kenny BaysmoreTKO3 (12), May 12, 198522Win20–2Billy WhiteTKO5 (10), Feb 28, 198521Win19–2Martin QuirozTKO3 (10), Nov 21, 198420Win18–2Efrain NievesUD10Sep 22, 198419Loss17–2Tony BaltazarUD10Jul 8, 198418Loss17–1Rocky LockridgeKO1 (15), Feb 26, 198417Win17–0Benedicto VillablancaKO1 (15), Aug 17, 198316Win16–0Jorge AlvaradoTKO8 (15)Apr 20, 198315Win15–0Samuel SerranoTKO8 (15), Jan 19, 198314Win14–0Elmer SuttingtonTKO2 (10), Nov 17, 198213Win13–0Ruben Munoz Jr. UD12Oct 23, 198212Win12–0Frankie MoultrieTKO9 (10), Sep 30, 198211Win11–0Arturo LeonUD10Aug 18, 198210Win10–0Carlton SparrowTKO4 (12), Jul 29, 19829Win9–0Kelvin LampkinUD10May 26, 19828Win8–0Jimmy BlevinsPTS10Apr 3, 19827Win7–0Roberto GarciaTKO3 (8)Jan 28, 19826Win6–0Adriano ArreolaTKO6 (8)Nov 14, 19815Win5–0Vinnie HinesTKO2 (6), Nov 7, 19814Win4–0Juan Manuel HernandezUD (Unanimous decision)6Oct 21, 19813Win3–0Javier BenitezKO (Knockout)5 (6)Sep 24, 19812Win2–0Jaime NavaPTS (Points decision)8Aug 5, 19811Win1–0Andrew RuizTKO (Technical knockout)1 (4)Jul 29, 1981