{"id":453813,"date":"2026-02-04T18:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453813\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:26:09","slug":"floyd-mayweather-jr-sues-showtime-for-hundreds-of-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/453813\/","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather Jr Sues Showtime for Hundreds of Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"49\">Floyd Mayweather Jr claims that Showtime owes him a lot of money. A lot of money.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/03\/floyd-mayweather-showtime-al-haymon-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Sports reported<\/a> that Mayweather has filed a $340 lawsuit against Showtime and former president Stephen Espinoza, for misappropriating funds. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4f\">According to the complaint, Mayweather alleges that Al Haymon, his former advisor, orchestrated a \u201ccomplex financial fraud scheme\u201d to defraud him of funds he was owed. He also alleged that <br \/>Espinoza, former CEO of the now-defunct Showtime Sports, still owes him close to $20 million from his welterweight championship fight against Andre Berto in 2015. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01jy7wx5rbsbms42b1c2.jpg\" alt=\"Floyd Mayweather\" title=\"Floyd Mayweather\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"4p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>IMAGO \/ Icon Sportswire<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4t\">The suit goes on to say that when members from Mayweather\u2019s team wanted to see documents from his 2015 bout against \u00a0Manny Pacquiao and his bout against \u00a0MMA star Conor McGregor, they were turned away. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4w\">Allegedly, \u00a0Mayweather\u2019s reps were told by Haymon and Showtime that the documents were \u201clost in a flood\u201d or \u201cstored off-site and not readily accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/floyd-mayweather-lawsuit-showtime-fraud-1236708263\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Per Deadline,<\/a> Paramount, Showtime\u2019s parent company, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. \u201cThese baseless claims lack legal or factual merit. We strongly reject them and will respond accordingly through the court process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>50 Cent takes jabs at Mayweather&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"55\">50 Cent, one of Mayweather\u2019s staunch enemies, jumped at the chance to take shots at the former champion. Taking to Instagram, 50 attempted to pour salt on Mayweather wound.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"58\">\u201cOh no don\u2019t cry now champ, they beat you out of $320 million you dumb a&#8211;,\u201d 50 Cent wrote. \u201cI told you let me read the contracts. Now lace up, you gotta look good fighting Mike. Then maybe we can get Bud to beat your ass for some big money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is Mayweather having money troubles?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">Although he\u2019s made close to a billion in earnings in his remarkable career and routinely brags about how much money he makes, Mayweather has been facing a series of financial and legal issues. A Nigerian media company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackenterprise.com\/floyd-mayweather-4-million-breach-of-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently alleged <\/a>that he owes them $3 million. Two of his properties are at reportedly at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/inside-floyd-mayweathers-post-boxing-investments-career-debt-real-estate-2025-12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">risk of foreclosure<\/a>, and his &#8220;Girl Collection&#8221; strip club is behind on taxes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5l\">To settle some of his debts, the courts allowed his attorneys to pursue his car collection, including a Bugatti Veyron. He reportedly also \u201csecured a $54 million loan with 9% interest, using his assets as collateral.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770229569_414_01jy7wx5rbsbms42b1c2.jpg\" alt=\"Floyd Mayweather\" title=\"Floyd Mayweather\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"5v\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Floyd Mayweather | IMAGO \/ Icon Sportswire<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">Despite all of his issues outside of the ring, Mayweather is a legend inside the ring. 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