George Foreman Shares Emotional Tribute Following Daughter Freeda's Death at 42

Legendary boxer George Foreman is speaking out for the first time since his daughter, Freeda, died [...]

Legendary boxer George Foreman is speaking out for the first time since his daughter, Freeda, died Saturday at the age of 42.

Freeda, who followed in her father's footsteps with a short but successful boxing career, died on Saturday, TMZ reports.

Foreman spoke up about his daughter in an emotional tweet Sunday.

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"Daddy I want to Box,'Get an Education first' I said, well she Brought The bacon home ( degree)," Foreman wrote in the now-deleted tweet.

"2 Kids 3 Grands (Husband) First Sunday in 42 years without my Freeda. She's With her maker now.10 kids forever," continued Foreman, who has nine other children in addition to Freeda. "Just 1 more day I wanted okay 1 more year [1] more decade."

Freeda was found dead in her home near Houston, Texas, by a family member. Police, who are waiting on a report from the coroner's office to confirm a cause of death, say foul play is not suspected.

Freeda won her first five bouts in the boxing ring in 2000 before her first loss a year later. She retired with a 5-1 record with three knockouts to focus her attention on caring for her family and various personal passions and to become a boxing promoter.

She appeared in multiple documentaries about her dad and had a guest role on a 2003 episode of King of the Hill. Her Twitter bio reads, "Aside from my love of family, being a good mother, wife, and friend, I aspire to make a positive difference in our American Criminal Justice System."

She is survived by her husband, their two children, three grandchildren, as well as her parents and siblings.

Foreman is a dad to five girls and five boys. All the boys are named George, and Freeda's middle name was after her father as well.

Foreman was a heavyweight boxing champion in the 1970s and 1990s. He gained another level of fame as a spokesman for the George Foreman Grill.

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