Mayweather faces – Floyd Mayweather has been hit with two felony charges in Nevada tied to allegations that he used a bogus check to buy a $200,000 Audemars Piguet watch at a Las Vegas store in December 2024. The complaint was filed by Clark County prosecutors on April 27, and h
Floyd Mayweather’s name is back in a courtroom after Clark County prosecutors filed an initial criminal complaint in Nevada on April 27—accusing the boxing icon of using a bad check to buy a $200,000 watch.
The 49-year-old American. who finished his professional career undefeated at 50-0. is facing two felony charges over allegations that he attempted to pay for an Audemars Piguet watch with a bogus check at a Las Vegas store in December 2024. The charges listed in Nevada court records seen by MISRYOUM are theft and intent to defraud.
Mayweather was not present at a court hearing on Monday. His attorneys have not yet commented on the charges.
In the complaint, prosecutors say Mayweather wrote for the $200,000 purchase from a Wells Fargo Bank account to Gold and Beyond, a Las Vegas resale boutique. The complaint states that Mayweather had “insufficient money, property or credit” in the account to cover the payment.
Gold and Beyond’s attorney Marc Cook said the store waited before filing the complaint in an effort to give Mayweather time to “make good on that.” Cook said. “The reason for the delay is that my guy trusted Mayweather and was trying to give him every opportunity to make good on that. ” adding that the timeline shifted when Mayweather “wasn’t getting responses and wasn’t getting money for a watch that Mayweather had for well over a year.”.
The case lands against a backdrop of broader legal and financial pressure. Mayweather has frequently posted images of himself sitting with large stacks of cash. and he has taken part in several exhibitions. including a fight with Conor McGregor. But as he prepares for an exhibition fight against kickboxer Mike Zambidis on June 27 in Athens. Greece. additional disputes have followed him.
The potential penalties in Nevada vary: the fraud-related charge carries a possible prison term of one to four years, while the theft charge carries a potential jail sentence of up to 20 years if someone is found guilty.
Across his career. Mayweather generated an estimated $2.7 billion in global fight revenue and personally earned between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion in non-inflation-adjusted purses. Sports business estimates compiled by Sportico place his inflation-adjusted career earnings at approximately $1.57 billion. positioning him among the highest-paid athletes in modern sports history.
Even with those earnings, the court action is only part of the strain. Mayweather is alleged to owe money to plaintiffs in separate civil cases across four states. In addition. the IRS has filed a new federal tax lien worth approximately $7.3 million tied to unpaid balances connected to fiscal years 2018 and 2023.
In early 2026. Mayweather also launched a massive lawsuit against Showtime. the premium television network that broadcast many of the biggest fights of his career. That lawsuit alleges that at least $340 million in pay-per-view and fight-related revenue was either withheld. misappropriated. or left unaccounted for under legacy contractual arrangements.
The sequence is stark: a high-profile purchase in Las Vegas tied to a check that prosecutors say could not be covered, filed months later, followed by a Monday hearing where he did not appear—while other legal battles continue in parallel.
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