Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleProsecutors allege that in December 2024, Mayweather issued the check to designer resale store Gold and Beyond through Wells Fargo Bank despite having insufficient funds (Getty Images)Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges in Las Vegas for allegedly writing a fraudulent $200,000 check to purchase a luxury watch. Prosecutors allege that in December 2024, Mayweather issued the check to designer resale store Gold and Beyond through Wells Fargo Bank despite having insufficient funds. Mayweather was charged in April with theft and drawing and passing a check without sufficient funds with the intent to defraud. An attorney represented Mayweather at his initial court appearance, and his case is now slated for a hearing in September. These felony charges add to Mayweather's growing list of legal entanglements, which include rent disputes and financial disagreements with jewelers, even as he plans a return to competitive boxing. In fullFloyd Mayweather hit with felony charges over alleged $200,000 bad checkThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Boxer Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges in Las Vegas for theft and the “intent to defraud,” alleging he wrote a bad check to buy a watch at a Las Vegas luxury resale store.

Floyd Mayweather is in hot water yet again. Just last month, Mayweather made headlines involving a separate legal matter. In March 2026, a judge ordered him to