Floyd Mayweather Pays Tribute To His Kids' Mother After She Was Found Dead

Floyd Mayweather is mourning the loss of his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his three children, Josie Harris, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 40.

On Friday (March 13), the 43-year-old retired boxer shared several photos of himself with Josie through the years on Instagram, captioning each picture with a heartfelt phrase about what she meant to him.

"My Angel," he captioned the first photo that showed the two embracing one another. In the several tributes that followed, he went on to call Josie: "My Heart," "My Love," "My Rock," "My Family," "My Sweetheart," "My Friend," "My Sunshine," "My Kiss," and "My Flowers."

Josie was found dead at her home in Valencia, California on Monday night (March 9). Law enforcement sources previously told TMZ, officials were called to the home around 9:30 PM and when they arrived, they found Josie unresponsive in her car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. There does not appear to be any foul play and the case is reportedly being treated as a death investigation as opposed to a homicide probe.

Josie reportedly dated Floyd from 1995 to 2010. They share three children — sons Koraun, 20, and Zion, 18, and daughter Jirah, 15.

In 2010, the famed boxer was convicted of attacking the aspiring actress during a domestic violence incident and later served 2 months behind bars. Josie claimed she was abused on six different occasions. However, the criminal case cited a September 2010 incident when she claimed Floyd "entered her Vegas home while she slept, pulled her hair and then attacked her in front of their children," TMZ reported. She claimed their oldest son, Koraun, "snuck out of the home and alerted a security guard to call the police."

Floyd though has long denied the violent allegations, telling Katie Couric in an interview years later, "Did I restrain a woman that was on drugs? Yes, I did. So if they say that’s domestic violence, then, you know what? I’m guilty. I’m guilty of restraining someone."

In response to Floyd's denial, she sued him for more than $20 MILLION for defamation. The case is still ongoing.

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