Boxing Legend Floyd Mayweather Faces 20 Years In Jail term Over Fraudulent Cheque, others
Boxing Legend Floyd Mayweather Faces 20 Years In Jail term Over Fraudulent Cheque, others 
The 49-year-old boxing legend has been hit with two felony charges in the state of Nevada over damning allegations that he deployed a fraudulent, bounced check to acquire a $200,000 luxury wristwatch.
The multi-million dollar luxurious lifestyle of undefeated former world boxing champion, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, is facing severe legal scrutiny.
The 49-year-old boxing legend has been hit with two felony charges in the state of Nevada over damning allegations that he deployed a fraudulent, bounced check to acquire a $200,000 luxury wristwatch.
According to Nevada criminal court records obtained by ESPN, Mayweather is facing counts of grand theft and intent to defraud.
Under Nevada state laws, the felony theft charge carries a heavy statutory penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison if he is convicted, although maximum sentences for first-time financial offenses are historically rare.
According to The Guardian, the criminal prosecution stems from a high-end transaction executed in December 2024 at ‘Gold & Beyond’, a luxury boutique located in Las Vegas.
Court documents revealed that Mayweather wrote and signed a check worth $200,000 to purchase the piece.
However, when the business presented the check for clearing, the financial instrument bounced as Mayweather “had insufficient money, property, or credit” in his designated bank account to cover the cost.
The felony theft charge explicitly accuses the former pound-for-pound boxing king of acquiring the luxury item “knowing that the check would not be paid when presented,” establishing the legal basis for criminal intent to defraud.
Speaking on the development, Marc Cook, the lead attorney representing ‘Gold & Beyond’, revealed that his client officially filed a criminal complaint with Nevada law enforcement authorities in February after months of evasive behaviour from the boxer.
“The reason for the delay is that my guy trusted Mayweather and was trying to give him every opportunity to make good on that,” Cook stated. “And it got to the point where he wasn’t getting responses and wasn’t getting money for a watch that Mayweather had for well over a year.”
The felony charges have blown open long-running rumors surrounding the actual liquidity and financial health of the boxer, who famously branded his entire entourage and persona around the accumulation of obscene wealth, sports betting, and cash-stuffed duffel bags.
Despite raking in hundreds of millions of dollars during a legendary, undefeated professional career that culminated in an unblemished 50-0 record, fresh financial intelligence indicates that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has tightened its noose around the athlete.
According to The Guardian, the IRS has officially filed a massive $7.3 million tax lien against the 49-year-old boxer over chronic unpaid federal taxes, suggesting a severe cash-flow crisis behind the scenes.
Mayweather’s defense attorneys have refused to issue a formal statement or comment on the active criminal felony charges.
