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Floyd Mayweather’s life appears to be spiraling out of control, and he’s apparently facing some very serious legal trouble that could potentially put him behind bars.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Mayweather was facing two felony charges for trying to buy a $200k gold chain with a bad check.
Via ESPN
The complaint alleges Mayweather wrote a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo Bank account to Gold and Beyond, a high-end Las Vegas resale boutique. The complaint alleges Mayweather wrote the check when he “had insufficient money, property, or credit” in the account to pay it in full.
The theft charge claims Mayweather wrote the check “in exchange for obtaining property or services” while “knowing that the check would not be paid when presented.” The complaint alleges Mayweather did this “knowingly, feloniously, and without lawful authority.”
Mayweather is also currently being sued by a boxing promoter for taking a $4.5 million advance to fight Pacquiao before backing out of the deal.
Floyd Mayweather was sued Thursday as promoter CSI seeks repayment of $4.65 million in advances paid to the boxer for a two-fight deal to face Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson, according to a complaint obtained by @ringmagazine. CSI is seeking an injunction to block Mayweather’s… pic.twitter.com/7A70kW2UYI
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) June 19, 2026
According to boxing insider Dan Rafael, Mayweather could be facing serious jail time for writing a bad check.
“He is facing two felony charges for passing a bad check for $200,000, and faces very serious criminal charges in that situation. So, you know, September is a long way away. He’s got to figure out what’s going to happen in terms of his freedom, because if he’s convicted, he’s looking at a lot of years in prison for fraud. And the types of things you do when you write a bad check for $200,000 for a watch.”
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