The case centers on a $200,000 watch bought from a Las Vegas luxury resale store.
LAS VEGAS, NV — Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges in Clark County after prosecutors accused the former boxing champion of writing a $200,000 bad check for a luxury watch in Las Vegas in December 2024.
The charges bring a new court fight for Mayweather, 49, as he prepares for more boxing events and faces other financial disputes. Court records say prosecutors charged him with theft of property valued at $100,000 or more and drawing or passing a check with intent to defraud. The case is at an early stage in Las Vegas Justice Court, where Mayweather was represented by a lawyer this week but did not appear in person.
The criminal complaint says Mayweather wrote the check on Dec. 31, 2024, from a Wells Fargo Bank account to Gold and Beyond, a designer resale store in Las Vegas. Prosecutors allege the account did not have enough money, property or credit to cover the full payment when the check was presented. The item at issue was a luxury watch valued at $200,000. The complaint says Mayweather obtained the property while knowing the check would not be paid. Mayweather has not been convicted of a crime in the case, and the charges remain allegations. A lawyer appeared for him Monday, June 15, at an initial court appearance. His next hearing is scheduled for September.
Gold and Beyond first brought the matter to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in February, more than a year after the transaction, according to attorney Marc Cook, whose firm represents the business. Cook said the store waited before pressing the issue because the owner believed Mayweather would make good on the payment. “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 said. He said the store later stopped getting responses and had not been paid for a watch that Mayweather had kept for well over a year. Prosecutors filed the criminal complaint April 27, and a court order for Mayweather to appear followed three days later.
The theft count is listed as theft of property valued at $100,000 or greater. Under Nevada law, a conviction on that charge can carry one to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000. The bad check count is listed as drawing or passing a check with intent to defraud, with a value of $1,200 or greater. A conviction on that count can carry one to four years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000 and restitution. Long prison terms in cases like this are not automatic, and any sentence would depend on the court process, the facts proved and the judge’s rulings. No plea or trial date has been reported.
Mayweather’s attorney and representatives did not immediately return requests for comment, according to published reports. An attorney for Mayweather argued in court that the dispute should be handled as a civil matter rather than a criminal case, according to reports from the hearing. The Clark County District Attorney’s Office also was not immediately available for comment on some details of the case. Court records do not say publicly whether the watch has been returned or whether any payment has since been made. The records also do not state whether prosecutors are seeking specific bond conditions tied to Mayweather’s travel or boxing schedule.
The case comes during another active period for Mayweather, who retired from professional boxing with a 50-0 record and world titles in five weight classes. He is scheduled to face former kickboxer Mike Zambidis in an exhibition in Athens, Greece, on June 27. Reports also have tied Mayweather to a planned September event in Las Vegas involving Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in boxing and has long promoted an image built around cash, luxury cars, watches and high-end jewelry. The new case puts that public image beside allegations that a high-value purchase went unpaid.
Mayweather also has faced other recent legal and financial disputes. The Internal Revenue Service filed a lien of more than $7.2 million against him for unpaid taxes tied to 2018 and 2023. He has been involved in civil fights with jewelers and in a New York case over alleged unpaid rent at a Manhattan apartment. Mayweather also filed a lawsuit in New York against a former business manager, alleging a yearslong fraud scheme. Those matters are separate from the Clark County criminal case. The bad check complaint is focused only on the Las Vegas watch sale, the $200,000 check and prosecutors’ claim that it was written without enough funds or credit to cover it.
The Las Vegas case is now moving toward its next hearing in September. Until then, Mayweather remains charged but not convicted, and the record leaves several key questions open, including whether the parties discussed repayment, whether the watch remains in Mayweather’s possession and how prosecutors plan to prove intent.
Author note: Last updated June 18, 2026.