Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for the funeral of George Floyd, whose death in police custody has sparked protests across the U.S.Hollywood Unlocked reported on Monday, June 1, that the boxing champ, 43, said he was “distraught” after learning of the third-degree murder charge for Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was fired after footage went viral of the lawman holding his knee down on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes as he pleaded for help and said he couldn’t breathe before passing out and subsequently dying on May 25.The website reports that Mayweather has committed to paying for three funeral services, in Floyd’s hometown of Houston as well as Minnesota and Charlotte.
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