His family announced Friday that heavyweight champion George Foreman died at the age of 76.
His family said the foreman died from a loved one.
“Our hearts are sad,” the family wrote in an Instagram post. “With deep sorrow, we announced the death of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr., who left peacefully on March 21, 2025 and was surrounded by loved ones.”
George Foreman premiered on April 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Mark von Holden/by Getty image)
“The Devotional Missionary”, a devout husband, a loving father, and a proud and great-grandfather who lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility and purpose,” the Post continued.
“He is a humanitarian, Olympic athlete and two-time heavyweight champion, and he is deeply respected – a force of kindness, a protector of discipline, faith, belief and legacy, relentlessly fighting his good name to maintain his good name – for his family -“.
His family said they “grateful for the pouring of love and prayer and beg for privacy because we respect the extraordinary life of someone we are lucky enough to call ourselves.”
