Floyd Mayweather charged over $200,000 watch check

Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges in Nevada over allegations he used a bad check to purchase a $200,000 luxury watch in late 2024. The charges, filed by Clark County prosecutors in April, are theft of property valued at $100,000 or more and passing a check with intent to defraud.

According to court records, the incident involves a purchase from Gold and Beyond, a luxury resale boutique in Las Vegas. Prosecutors allege Mayweather bought an Audemars Piguet watch and subsequently wrote a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo account on December 31, 2024, knowing the account lacked sufficient funds to cover the payment. The check was deposited and returned unpaid.

Marc Cook, an attorney representing the boutique, said his client delayed pursuing criminal charges for over a year in an effort to resolve the matter privately. Cook stated that the store owner trusted Mayweather and gave him every opportunity to make good on the payment, but eventually received no responses or money for the watch, which Mayweather had possessed for well over a year. The complaint was formally filed with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in February.