Floyd Mayweather is facing criminal charges in Nevada after a Las Vegas jeweler filed a complaint alleging he knowingly delivered a bad check for $200,000 in exchange for a designer watch purchased on Christmas 2024, according to ESPN.
Mayweather, 49, faces theft and intent-to-defraud charges. The theft count was filed because he allegedly obtained property “knowing that the check would not be paid when presented.” A fraud conviction could result in one to four years in prison, while a felony theft conviction carries one to 20 years plus fines.
His next court date is September 17 — the week before his scheduled September 25 boxing rematch with Manny Pacquiao at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather is also dealing with a reported $7.2 million tax lien covering unpaid taxes from 2018 to 2023 and an ongoing lawsuit against Showtime over alleged unpaid pay-per-view proceeds.
Mayweather is scheduled to travel to Athens this week for a June 27 boxing exhibition against kickboxer Mike Zambidis before the Pacquiao rematch.