Floyd Mayweather made a wish come true for 17 year-old Armando Carral. The teenager asked to meet the undefeated boxer through the Make-A-Wish Foundation and his wish was granted.

Along with his mother and sister, he arrived on Wednesday, June 2 at the Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas and was said to be ecstatic to meet his idol.

“I am so happy to meet Champion Floyd Mayweather,” said Armando. “I am a big fan of such a great boxer and I admire him for his hard work and belief in himself. I am a believer too.”

According to the Mayweather publicist, Floyd spent time talking with Armando and his family while signing autographs and posing with them for photos.

Mayweather was quoted as saying:

“Armando has met challenges that many of us will never see in our lives, He is strong and so is his family.”

Mayweather noted that he was impressed with the young man’s courage and strength which enabled him to finish high school despite the challenges he faces with his disease.

Armando suffers from Hodgkins lymphoma which is a form of cancer that originates from the white blood cells. He has been following boxing for most of his young life and Mayweather is his favorite.

In the meantime, Mayweather is reported to have sent off the latest proposal to the camp of Manny Pacquiao regarding the terms under which he would agree to fight Manny.

Whether Floyd is interested in making boxing fans’ wishes come true with a fight against Manny Pacquiao is anyone’s guess at this point.

Pacquiao is in New York along with his promoter Bob Arum on a tribute and award filled trip. Arum is being honored at the Friar’s Club with emcee Jim Lampley.

Pacquiao is picking up Fighter of the Year and Fighter of the Decade awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America.

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Paula Duffy is a national sports columnist for Examiner.com and the Huffington Post and regularly comments on sports/legal matters for radio affiliates of ESPN and Fox Sports. She founded the sports information site, Incidental Contact, is the author of a line of audio books designed for sports novices and in her spare time practices law in Los Angeles.

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