Rolly Romero discusses how Floyd Mayweather saved his life before his boxing career

Before Rolly Romero was a world champion, he was homeless — and it was Floyd Mayweather who changed the trajectory of his life. Impressed by his power in sparring sessions at the Mayweather Boxing Club, Floyd personally signed Romero to Mayweather Promotions in November 2016, launching his professional career a month later. But Romero has been clear that Mayweather's impact went far deeper than boxing. During a period of homelessness in 2017, Romero says Mayweather stepped in during his darkest moment — something Romero has described in interviews as saving his life, tying it to a spiritual turning point that reconnected him with his faith. In Romero's own words: "Floyd saved me when I was homeless. And he doesn't even realize it. He truly doesn't realize it." Romero has since left Mayweather Promotions, and their relationship has had its ups and downs publicly, but the gratitude has never wavered. Now a two-time world titleholder himself, Romero continues to credit Floyd for a turning point most fans never knew about — proof that some of boxing's biggest impacts happen far outside the ring.