Floyd Mayweather Faces Two Felonies For Allegedly Passing Bad Checks
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Las Vegas, NV (June 17th, 2026)–The financial fall of Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, purported to have earned 1.2 billion during his boxing career, continues. An attorney appeared on behalf of Mayweather in court on June 15, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Floyd Mayweather, 49, faces two felony charges in Las Vegas, where he is accused of passing a bad check for $200,000 to purchase a watch, according to online court records from Clark County, Nevada. One felony accuses Mayweather of intent to defraud by fraudulent purchase of an item of value of twelve hundred dollars or greater. The second felony charge is for theft involving the fraudulent purchase of an item valued at $100,000 or more.
Mayweather’s massive debt and cash flow problems culminated in Mayweather writing a bad check for two hundred thousand dollars to Gold and Beyond, a high-end Las Vegas resale boutique, on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2024. The Wells Fargo account in his name, on which he wrote the check, had insufficient funds to cover the purchase.
The Internal Revenue Service has filed a $7.3 million federal tax lien against him in Las Vegas for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023. Floyd had already taken out a 54 million dollars loan at nine percent interest, putting up his private jet, multiple homes, and his Las Vegas strip club Girl Collection as collateral.
Mayweather filed a massive $175 million lawsuit, claiming he was defrauded by former business associates. He alleged that millions in real estate investments vanished, and approximately $100 million in his personal jewelry was traded for a meager $13 million without his full comprehension. He also filed a separate $340 million lawsuit against Showtime and a former promoter.
Mayweather also has been ordered to pay $1 million in back child support after fathering a child with one of the dancers at his now-shuttered Las Vegas strip club. He also faces various civil suits alleging a trail of unpaid bills for apartment rentals, private jet service, and jewelry.
In an attempt to address his debts, Mayweather has planned a series of comebacks. Mayweather has agreed to a lucrative but heavily debated rematch with Manny Pacquiao. While announced as a professional fight on Netflix, Mayweather, 50-0 with 27 knockouts, last fought professionally in an actual bout with Conor McGregor in 2017, has argued for an exhibition instead. Pacquiao’s camp claims Mayweather already took a significant cash advance for an actual 12-round bout, and an exhibition is in breach of their contract. To generate additional immediate cash flow, Floyd is slated for exhibition matches against former World Heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson and Greek Kickboxing star Mike Zambidis.
According to the ESPN report, 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 could face one to four years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine plus restitution costs if found guilty on the fraud charge. The felony theft charge carries a prison term of one to 20 years, and up to $15,000 in fines if he is found guilty. According to the Clark County, Nevada, court’s online records, Floyd’s case was initially filed on April 27, 2026, followed by a warrant for Mayweather’s arrest issued on April 30, 2026. That was changed the same day to a summons to appear in court, for which his attorney appeared this week.
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