Published 14:51 IST, September 9th 2020
Floyd Mayweather's boxing prodigy, Danny Gonzalez, shot dead at 22
Danny Gonzalez, one of Floyd Mayweather's boxing prodigies, was shot and killed on Monday in California. Gonzalez had been training under Mayweather since 2016.
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Danny Gonzalez, one of Floyd Maywear's boxing prodigies, was shot and killed on Monday in More Valley, California. According to police report, 22-year-old boxer, who trained and fought under Maywear Promotions, was hanging out with two or men when y fell victim to open fire from an unidentified suspect. Multiple reports claim that Gonzalez was on a family picnic in area when shooting occurred. Gonzalez was prounced de on scene while or two men were taken to hospital. latter two reportedly left scene with n-fatal injuries.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department confirmed to multiple publications that y received a call for an incident of "dely assault" around 9 pm local time on Monday, September 7. Officials arrived at scene within three minutes. y found one male (Danny Gonzalez) who h died due to injuries sustained, while two "mirs were transported to a local hospital."
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Officials have started investigating incident but, at time of writing, police officers did t identify any suspects r were y able to determine a motive.
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Floyd Maywear pays tribute to Danny Gonzalez
Floyd Maywear was quick to pay tribute to 22-year-old boxer, who h been training with Maywear's 'Money Team' since 2016. Maywear shared a couple of pictures on social media - one of himself with Danny Gonzalez and or of Gonzalez from a boxing match. "R.I.P champ gone but never forgotten," Maywear captioned his post.
World Boxing Council (WBC) president Mauricio Sulaiman ackwledged tragic news via a social media post on Tuesday. Sulaiman paid hom to boxing prodigy while offering his condolences to boxer's family.
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A California native, Danny Gonzalez grabbed helines in 2013 when he represented United States in AIBA Junior Men's World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine. Gonzalez me his way through to finals before he lost championship bout to Irish boxer William Doghue via decision. Gonzalez also participated in Junior Olympics. Gonzalez me his debut for Maywear Promotions in October 2016. His last recorded fight came in 2017 in Sacramento, California. Earlier this year, 22-year-old teased a return to ring, sharing throwback foot of his training routine on Instagram.
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(Im Credits: Floyd Maywear Instagram)
14:51 IST, September 9th 2020