1. Roger L Mayweather was an American professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1999 and later on a boxing trainer.
13 Facts About Roger Mayweather
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Roger Mayweather was a two-division world champion, having held the WBA and The Ring super featherweight titles from 1983 to 1984, and the WBC light welterweight title from 1987 to 1989.
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Roger 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.
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On November 28,1986, Roger Mayweather beat Sammy Fuentes for the WBC Continental Americas lightweight title.
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Roger Mayweather made four successful title defenses before he encountered Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez again on May 13,1989.
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Roger Mayweather won the WBA Americas light welterweight title on April 5,1990, from Ildemar Paisan.
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Roger Mayweather fought Rafael Pineda for the vacant IBF light welterweight title on December 7,1991, but he lost by KO in round nine.
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On March 14,1993, Roger Mayweather beat former WBA lightweight champion, Livingstone Bramble by corner stoppage in round five.
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Roger Mayweather defeated Eduardo Montes for the IBO light welterweight title by third-round KO on May 28,1994.
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Roger Mayweather's final bout was a majority decision victory over Javier Francisco Mendez on May 8,1999.
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However, soon after Roger Mayweather defeated Gregorio Vargas on March 18,2000, Roger Mayweather Jr.
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Roger Mayweather was arrested in August 2009 in Las Vegas for allegedly attacking one of his former boxers, female boxer Melissa St Vil.
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Roger Mayweather died on March 17,2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 58, after years of deteriorating health.