IRS Seeks Mayweather Passport Revocation Over $7.25M Debt

Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces potential travel restrictions that could derail his upcoming exhibition bouts after the Internal Revenue Service notified him in late March 2026 of its intent to revoke his U.S. passport over a seriously delinquent tax debt exceeding $7.25 million.

The debt stems from unpaid federal taxes in 2018 and 2023, with the IRS filing a lien in Las Vegas that month. Under U.S. law, the State Department can revoke or deny a passport for such certified debts above a certain threshold, limiting international travel until resolved through full payment, an installment agreement, settlement, or other legal options like proving financial hardship or identity theft.

The notice arrived weeks before Mayweather, 49, announced his June 27 exhibition against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens. Zambidis, an 18-time world kickboxing champion and local icon, was set to draw a large crowd at the OAKA Olympic Complex. Without a valid passport, the event risks cancellation or relocation to the U.S., where Zambidis lacks broad recognition among boxing fans.

A proposed exhibition with Mike Tyson, 59, announced by Mayweather in September 2025, also remains uncertain. Promoters...