George Foreman attends the Hublot x WBC "Night of Champions" Gala at the Encore Hotel on May 03, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot) LOS ANGELES - Two women have filed lawsuits accusing former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman of sexually abusing them in the 1970s, according to media reports.Separate lawsuits were filed by the women, who are both in their 60s, under the pseudonyms Gwen H.
and Denise F. in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, Reuters reported. RELATED: George Foreman: 'It's like a part of me just passed with him'Denise F.
alleges that Foreman started grooming her at the age of 8 and began having sex with her when she was 15 years old.Gwen H. said in her lawsuit that she first met the ex-boxing champ at 9 years old and accused him of sexually abusing and raping her when she was 15 and 16 years old.
Both women said they met Foreman through their fathers, who were boxing associates of the former champ.Foreman was 24 years old or older at the time of the abuse, according to the lawsuit.