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Floyd “Money” Mayweather built his fortune around his famous nickname. Now he may have some explaining to do.
The undefeated boxing icon faces a lengthy prison sentence after allegedly writing a bad check for a luxury watch in Las Vegas.
Clark County prosecutors have filed two serious criminal charges against the 49-year-old fighter, including theft of property worth more than $100,000 and passing a check with intent to defraud.
Authorities say Mayweather’s alleged theft stemmed from a shopping trip on New Year’s Eve 2024, when he set his sights on a rare Audemars Piguet watch.
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Floyd Mayweather throws a punch during his exhibition fight against Aaron Chalmers at the O2 in London on February 25, 2023. (Zac Goodwin/PA Images)
Mayweather paid with a check for $200,000 from a Wells Fargo account, but the bank quickly returned it due to insufficient funds.
The store owners reportedly spent more than a year trying to recover the money discreetly.
They even sent a certified demand letter to avoid a public scandal, but Mayweather allegedly ghosted them.
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on February 7, 2023. (Harry Comment/Getty Images)
A criminal summons followed, and Mayweather’s defense team appeared on his behalf in a Las Vegas court Monday.
If convicted on both counts, the self-made billionaire faces a maximum sentence of 24 years in prison.
This $200,000 bounced check appears to be just the tip of a huge financial iceberg.
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Mayweather is currently buried under a mountain of debt, including a massive $7 million federal tax lien from the IRS for unpaid back taxes.
Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. sits with former NFL player Antonio Brown during the second half of the Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets game in Miami, Florida on March 26, 2022. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports)
A judge also recently ordered him to pay $1 million in child support to a former dancer, and he faces separate civil suits over unpaid bills for private jet services and rent on a luxury Manhattan apartment.
The aging star has quickly lined up a series of upcoming exhibition fights, alongside a highly anticipated September rematch against Manny Pacquiao.
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