'My rock': Floyd Mayweather breaks his silence and pays tribute to his ex-wife Josie Harris after she was found dead amid $20m legal battle with him

The boxer shared a stream of flashback photos of the pair together
His tributes called Josie Harris 'my rock' and 'my angel' and 'my love'.
Josie Harris, 40, was found dead in her car by police in Los Angeles on Tuesday
Police are not treating her death as suspicious
She has been described as a 'bright and loving soul' and a 'great spirit'
Harris dated Mayweather from 1995 to 2010 and they had three children
She was suing the boxer for $20million for defamation before her death
Mayweather served two months in prison when he was convicted of domestic violence against Harris in 2010
Their eldest son Koraun witnessed the assault that saw Mayweather serve time
He called his father 'a coward' in the same interview his mother gave talking of her time with the boxer
Harris was in the process of writing a book about domestic violence survivors

Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence after the death of his ex-wife Josie Harris who was found dead in her car by police in California on Tuesday night.

The boxer shared a stream of flashback photos of the pair together on his instagram feed along with tributes calling her 'my rock' 'my friend' and 'my angel and 'my love'.

Mayweather and Harris had a tumultuous relationship when they dated between 1995 and 2010. The boxing icon served two months in prison when he was convicted in 2010 of domestic violence against her.

Police are not treating her death as suspicious after she was found in a car outside her home in Valencia, Los Angeles County.

The 40-year-old was the mother of Mayweather's three children and was currently in the middle of a $20 million lawsuit against the boxer after he claimed he used domestic violence against her in 2010 because she was on drugs.

Harris has been described as a 'bright and loving soul' and a 'great spirit' as fans rush to pay tribute.

Floys Mayweather shared this photo of him and ex-wife Josie Harris along with the comment 'my sweetheart'

Mayweather and Harris dated from 1995 to 2010 and they had three children together but he served time for using violence against her in 2010. She was also suing him for defamation

Josie Harris, a former girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather and mother to three of his children, was found dead inside her car Tuesday night. Police do not suspect foul play

Friends shared pictures of Harris as the news of her death was confirmed Wednesday

The news was confirmed in a tweet from Lance Pugmire, a senior boxing writer for the Athletic.

'The LA County Sheriff's Department confirms an active death investigation at the home of Josie Harris, the mother of three of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s children, following a TMZ report that Harris, 40, was found dead inside her car last night, around 10 pm Pacific,' he wrote.

'You can tell Josie Harris had such a bright and loving soul. May she rest in peace,' commented Perez Hilton as the news spread Wednesday.

'Josie was an amazing woman who was kind loving generous loyal strong funny and most of all an amazing human who treated my children like they were her own,' commented Instagram user dayinthelifeofcams, who shared a picture of Harris she said she snapped herself.

'I will miss her beautiful soul. You were the light in the darkness Josie.'

She added that Harris was 'more than Floyd's Ex she was a Beautiful Soul who would be so upset to know she is being referred to as just his Ex'.

This sentiment was followed by Slate writer Jamilah Lemieux who claimed Harris 'always deserved more than we gave her'.

'I hope someone takes the time to write a proper remembrance of Josie Harris's life. Gross to see outlets tripping over themselves to report "Floyd Mayweather's baby mama" died and having nothing to offer but a link to TMZ's post,' she added.