The heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather was born on 24th of February, 1977 in Grand Rapids city which comes under the state Michigan, USAand is also known by the names Money and Pretty Boy. So, let us see how he starts his sports journey and reaches the top heights.
Personal Basic Information
| Full Name | Floyd Joy Sinclair Mayweather Jr. |
| Nick Name | Money and Pretty Boy |
| Father’s Name | Floyd Mayweather Sr. |
| Mother’s Name | Deborah Sinclair |
| Date of Birth (Born) | February 24, 1977 |
| Birth Place | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
| Current Age | Age: 49 years, 0 months, and 21 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 11 months and 7 days. |
| Height | 5 feet 8 inch (1.73 meters) |
| Weight | 154 pounds (70 kg) |
| Net worth | Approx. $500 million dollars as of March 2025 |
| Marriage Status | Unmarried |
| Partner’s Name | Gallienne Nabila |
| Kids Name | Koraun Mayweather, Zion Shamaree Mayweather, Jirah Mayweather, Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather and Devion Cromwell. |
| High school | Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Retirement | Retired on August 26, 2017 at the age of 40 years |
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Net Worth
As of May 2025, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a net worth of $500 million dollars from his professional boxing career and this net worth comes from various sources such as:
- Boxing Earnings: In the entire professional boxing career of Floyd, he has accumulated more than $1.1 billion dollars from his professional matches and due to his high PPV (Pay per view) income
- Business ventures: In the year 2007, Floyd founded a company called Mayweather Promotions, which used to manage all his finances and used to manage other fighters as well, the company also used to arrange boxing competitions. The company generates tens of millions of dollars every year as revenue. Floyd has also invested in other business ventures such as nightclubs, boxing gyms, Crypto/NFT and through these sources he earns millions of dollars every year.
- Exhibition Fights: He also arranges exhibition fights, where he still fights even after his retirement. There, he has fought with many players like Logan Paul, Mikuru Asakura, Deji and John Gotti III. Floyd has earned more than $200 million dollars from these fights as prize money and PPV.
- Real estate: He has invested his money in more than 100 properties and owns 62 buildings located in New York City, it is estimated that all the buildings are worth more than $400 million dollars, Floyd also owns several houses in Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, Miami and many other places. According to sources, he has more than $780 million dollars’ worth of properties.
- Luxury Items: Floyd has invested his money in luxury cars, a watch collection, jewellery and private jets. According to reports, he owns more than $100 million dollars’ worth of luxury items.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Early Life and Childhood
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born on 24th of February in 1977, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, his father Floyd Mayweather Sr., who was an ex-boxer, he personally trained his son since he was young.
His mother Deborah Sinclair was a drug addict due to which Floyd had a troubled childhood but he used to say that his mother is a very loving and kind person.
His uncles Roger Mayweather and Jeff Mayweather were also professional boxers and were world champions. Floyd’s father had to go to jail because of illegal drug trafficking when he was just sixteen and his father was the one to introduce him to boxing.
Education and the Beginning of Sports Career
Floyd attended Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan but he decided to drop out of school in order to pursue boxing professionally.
Because of the environment at his home, it was difficult for him to focus on his studies and as stated by Floyd himself, he always felt like boxing was his calling.
Floyd started training when he was seven and, in his training, his two uncles and father played a major role. Floyd was hardworking and extremely talented.
Professional Career
1996-2001: Floyd was in touch with the sport from a very young age as his father and uncle were both professional boxers.
After an amateur record of 84 wins against 6 losses, he made his professional debut in the year 1996 on October 11th and defeated Roberto Apodaca.
Two years later on 3rd of October, 1998, he won the WBC super featherweight World title competing against Genaro Hernandez and continued to defend the title till the year 2001 asserting sheer dominance in the super featherweight category.
And then, he shifted up to the lightweight category, there he again managed to win the WBC World title after defeating Jose Luis Castillo.
2002-2007: In 2002, Mayweather fought a rematch against Jose Luis Castillo which he won and continued to hold his WBC title.
On the 25th of June, 2005, he claimed the WBC super lightweight title by winning over Arturo Gatti.
Floyd also secured the WBC welterweight title on 4th of November, 2006, after which he was shifted to the light middleweight category, where on 5th May, 2007, he again won the WBC title twice by defeating Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton.
2008-2012: Floyd made a comeback to professional boxing after almost 2 years on 19th September 2009 and defeated Juan Manuel Marquez.
He also fought a non-title on 1st May, 2010 against Shane Mosley and won it. Then, Mayweather went on to become the WBC Welterweight Champion by defeating Victor Ortiz in a controversial knockout on 17th of September 2011.
On 5th May, 2012, he also won the WBA light Middleweight title after his victory against Miguel Cotto.
2013-2017: In 2013, Mayweather defended the WBC welterweight title and won the unified WBA and WBC light middleweight title after which he defeated Marcos Maidana twice in the year 2014 to defend his WBC welterweight title.
On 2nd of May, took place the match that unified the WBA, WBC, and WBO welterweight titles where Floyd defeated Manny Pacquiao. After which he fought and won against Andre Berto on September 12th in the same year, following which he announced his retirement with a record of 49 wins and no losses.
However, in 2017 Floyd came out of his retirement and fought against the much-renowned UFC superstar Conor McGregor in a crossover boxing match on the 26th of August, where he won by 10th round technical knockout and retired with a record of 50 wins and not a single loss.
Achievements / Awards / Medals
In the professional boxing journey of Floyd Mayweather Jr., he has a long list of achievements and here are some of them:
International Achievements
- 1989: He has won 15 World Championship titles in his career across five different weight classes.
- 1988, 2007: Floyd was awarded with The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year twice in the years 1988 and 2007 for his extremely good performances.
- 2007, 2013, 2015: He was also named three times as the BWAA Fighter of the Year because of his unique fighting style and winning streaks, ESPY has also awarded him with the Best Fighter Award six times.
- 2021: After his two-decade-long career came to an end with him being undefeated for 50 games with not even a single loss against his name in 2017, his name was finally added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Year 2021.
National Achievements
- 1993, 1994, 1996: Mayweather has managed to win the National Golden Gloves Championship not just once but thrice in his entire professional career because of his performance.
- 1995: He finished as the silver medallist in the US National Championship in the year 1995.
- 1996: Floyd won the US Olympic Trials and has even qualified for the Atlanta Olympics 1996.
Married Life and Family
1st Relationship: Floyd was in a relationship with the deceased Josie Harris during the 90s and 2000s but they never got married. Even without marriage, the two of us had three children. Josie passed away due to an overdose in her car on 10th March, 2020.
- Koraun Mayweather: Floyd’s first was born on the 17th of November, 1999, although they did not used to have a good bond but later on, they got back together.
- Zion Shamaree Mayweather: He was born on 28th March, 2001. He likes to keep his life private but sometimes shares glimpses of his life on social media.
- Jirah Mayweather: She was born on the 25th of June, 2003. She is very active on social networking sites like Instagram and TikTok.
2nd Relationship: Floyd was also in a relationship with Melissa Brim, who is the owner of Devanna Love Boutique, and the two of them had a daughter, it is known that there were traces of domestic abuse in their relationship and it has even been reported but later Melissa dropped those charges for some reason.
- Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather: She is a professional singer and entertainer and was born on 20th of May, 2000. She has been in a relationship with rapper NBA YoungBoy (Kentrell Gaulden) and they welcomed their 1st child in 2021.
- Devanna Love: She is Melissa’s daughter from her former relationship and the boutique is in her name, and Floyd has adopted and acknowledged her as his own child.