(MARCH 13)  WBAN was saddened to hear of the recent passing of 42-year old Freeda Foreman. We would like to give our sincere condolences to family and friends of Foreman.  As many media sources have reported, she was found unresponsive inside her Houston home on March 9, 2019.  The Harris County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Tebben Lewis said in a statement that the death was an apparent suicide. 

WBAN began covering Freeda's boxing career in 2001, when she joined forces in professional boxing shortly after other "Daughters of Boxing Legends" were joining the sport. Freeda is best known as the daughter of the former World Heavyweight champion, George Foreman.

When Freeda retired from boxing she began doing different things outside the ring, leaving the sport as a pro at 5-1-0 (3KO).

Photo credit:  Mary Ann Owen

On March 18, 2005, Freeda George Foreman added “boxing promoter” to her already resume. To mark this historical event, Freeda Foreman made her professional debut with a premiere boxing showcase promoted by her company, Boxing Classics of America, Ltd. The event, “Houston’s Night of Stars: Texas vs. Arkansas,” that took place at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston. “Houston’s Night of Stars”.

Freeda George Foreman was looking to establish her own legacy by bringing boxing to the forefront of the Houston scene, and in time, the rest of Texas. After two years as Executive Director at her father’s gym, “The George Foreman Youth & Community Center,” and after hosting countless, successful amateur boxing events there, Freeda felt that she had finally found her calling.

Outside of the ring, Freeda was also looking to give back to the boxing community with plans to fund an endowment that will provide scholarships to give amateur fighters their chance at a college education. She believed that the pursuit of higher education is vital to young fighters and she wanted to be able to provide them with that opportunity.