Ghanaian boxer, Bastie Samir has highlighted how his meeting with former WBO and WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr ensued few years ago claiming that he was very instrumental in his title defence.
The ezperienced Ghanaian Heavyweight has shed light on how he met the undefeated boxer and how he contributed to his victories over Sa Canelo Alvarez and Marcos Maidana
According to Samir, he first met Mayweather when the latter was preparing to face Mexican Canelo Alvarez and Argentine superstar Marcos Maidana and reveals that he played several roles for the American including becoming a sparing partner to help him fine tune.
After the vigorous training with Mayweather, the American boxer went on defeat Alvarez thanks to a majority decision after 12 rounds by the three judges on September 14, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.A
He went on to defeat Marcos Maidana back to back in separate bouts to successfully defend his title.
“Yes. I met Mayweather and I was sparing with him ahead of the bouts with Canelo Alvarez and the back-to-back fights with Marcos Maidana,” Bastir said.