{"id":600435,"date":"2026-04-11T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/600435\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T17:10:12","slug":"floyd-mayweather-is-sued-again-over-allegations-of-unpaid-bills-as-boxing-icon-who-made-1billion-in-his-career-eyes-return-to-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/600435\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather is sued AGAIN over allegations of unpaid bills as boxing icon – who made $1BILLION in his career – eyes return to the ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR<\/a> and JOSH BOSWELL, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 11:07 EDT, 11 April 2026 | Updated: 11:25 EDT, 11 April 2026 <\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather<\/a> Jr. is being sued once again \u2013 this time for allegedly failing to pay a six-figure bill for a private jet to the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

That lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles<\/a> County and obtained by The Daily Mail, accuses Mayweather, his ‘jewelry consultant’ friend Jona Rechnitz and others of stiffing Jet Set Aircraft for a $105,690 charter flight to Turks and Caicos back in September.<\/p>\n

It’s just the latest in a series of legal challenges for Mayweather, who is currently eyeing comeback fights<\/a> against Mike Tyson<\/a> and Manny Pacquiao<\/a>. The undefeated boxing legend known as ‘Money’ was sued three times in February over similar allegations <\/a>of unpaid rent and jewelry bills totaling millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

One lawsuit, which also named Rechnitz as a defendant, claimed the pair neglected to pay a $4 million settlement after a dispute with a Florida<\/a> jeweler.<\/p>\n

Known as a jeweler to stars such as Mayweather and the Kardashians<\/a>, Rechnitz pleaded guilty to honest services fraud in 2016 for bribing public and union officials. He later testified against his co-conspirators and was ultimately described as an ‘important and prolific white collar cooperating’ witness by an assistant US attorney.<\/p>\n

Friday’s lawsuit in LA County goes on to claim that Rechnitz ‘was aware’ that Mayweather ‘had frequently taken goods and services provided by third parties’ without paying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mayweather <\/p>\n

Mayweather has frequently posted images of himself sitting with larges stacks of cash\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Mayweather, <\/p>\n

Mayweather, 49, is set to come out of retirement to fight professionally after his planned exhibition bout against 59-year-old Mike Tyson this spring<\/p>\n

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Mayweather’s close associate Jona Rechnitz has also been named as a dendant in the case<\/p>\n

The complaint goes on to say that Mayweather, Rechnitz and other defendants should have known the boxer would once again ‘refuse to pay for such services.’<\/p>\n

Jet Set Aircraft, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, is seeking the full cost for the flight, as well as punitive damages in an amount to be proven at trial.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail has sought comment from attorneys representing Mayweather, Rechnitz and Jet Set Aircraft, as well as spokespeople for Mayweather’s companies.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old Mayweather’s legal problems have been mounting in 2026 amid allegations of unpaid bills. Despite earning a reported $1 billion in the ring, the Michigan native and Nevada resident was sued in February by the owner of his luxury New York City condo for $330,000.<\/p>\n

He signed a lease in December 2024 but he stopped paying rent in July 2025, according to a lawsuit filed in February.<\/p>\n

During the months Mayweather was allegedly skipping rent, he was simultaneously posting pictures of himself on a private jet surrounded by stacks of cash. One post included the caption: ‘I just be minding my business!’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the IRS has a $7.3 million lien against Mayweather for unpaid taxes, Business Insider reported earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Floyd Mayweather (L) and Manny Pacquiao (R) will fight again 11 years after their first bout<\/p>\n

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Mayweather has reportedly earned over $1 billion over his Hall-of-Fame boxing career\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, or not, Mayweather has been finding ways to raise his own cash.<\/p>\n

In December, Business Insider reported he sold Air Mayweather, his Gulfstream jet, along with his mansions in Beverly Hills and Miami. And earlier this year, he filed a lawsuit against Showtime claiming the network owed him ‘at least’ $340 million over allegations of fraud.<\/p>\n

Paramount, which owns Showtime, has dismissed the lawsuit as ‘baseless.’<\/p>\n

And then there are his upcoming plans inside the ring, where Mayweather is set to fight 59-year-old Tyson in an exhibition before an official bout against his 47-year-old former rival, Pacquiao.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mayweather won their 2015 bout by unanimous decision, although Pacquiao was clearly bothered by a torn rotator cuff and later underwent shoulder surgery following the uninspiring defeat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite fan disappointment, the bout still generated a reported $600 million.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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