One Of Jussie Smollet's 'Attackers' Is Training With Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Trainer

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Everybody remember our buddy Jussie Smollet, the actor from the show Empire who who was let off after staging an attack on himself in downtown Chicago? Yes, that Jussie Smollet. Well, one of his "attackers" is Abel Osundairo and he's been training with Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s trainer, Nate "The Snake" Jones, to get a boxing career going...

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We're told Abel met Nate "The Snake" Jones through a well-connected boxing family in Chicago and they recently met up at Taylor Park Gym in Chi-Town to get in the ring and train. Nate's name carries weight in the boxing world ... the former pro heavyweight joined Mayweather Promotions as a trainer a little over a year after retiring and has trained Floyd in about a dozen fights ... including vs. Manny Pacquiao.

As we've reported ... Abel showed promise after mowing down opponents at the Golden Gloves tournament ... scoring first-round TKOs, unanimous decisions and, most recently, a first-round TKO in the senior novice 178-pound division to win the prestigious tourney.

Abel's still a raw talent -- he competed in a division for less experienced boxers between 21 and 35 who weigh 178 pounds or less -- but there's potential ... and further proof that if the Osundairo brothers really wanted to hurt Jussie in the "attack" ... it would've been vicious.

As you know ... Abel's lawyer says Jussie told them he wanted Abel to "attack" him, but not rough him up too badly. Since the "attack" ... Abel and his bro have struggled to land acting gigs but Abel's fortunes might have turned with Nate -- a former U.S. Olympic Boxing medalist -- now in his corner.

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Hope this dude gets a few seconds in the ring with ole Juss-Dawg...