Floyd Mayweather allegedly scams Nigerian company, sued for millions
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known as “Money Mayweather.”
But a Nigerian company is now saying “Money” scammed it out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
TMZ reports that Zinni Media booked Mayweather for five appearances in Nigeria and Ghana last June, and agreed to pay the former boxer $375,000 — including $210,000 up front. In fact, Zinni says it actually has a video from Mayweather confirming that he would make the appearances.
But “Money” allegedly pulled a no-show.
When Mayweather didn’t show up for the first appearance, Zinni claims the fighter’s representatives rescheduled his visits for December. They even added extra appearances, but increased the payout to $550,000.
Zinni accepted the deal, but asked for another video confirming the schedule of appearances.
Mayweather’s reps allegedly told the media company it could use the $210,000 advance toward the new bill. But after his second no-show, Zinni claims Mayweather never returned the advance money.
Enough was enough for Zinni, and its now taking Floyd to court in California, claiming the company was defrauded and had its reputation tarnished.
Zinni is asking for much more than the $210,000 it advanced Mayweather — in its suit, Zinni seeks $2 million.
There’s no way of knowing whether Mayweather will be forking over the cash, but apparently money is no issue for “Money.” Last month, Forbes named Mayweather its highest-paid athlete after the fighter raked in $275 million from his fight last year with UFC star Conor McGregor.
For proof of his wealth, Mayweather showed off a watch he recently purchased — for a reported price of $18 million.
Floyd Mayweather just bought a new watch … Its price tag?
He says it's worth $18 million 😳 pic.twitter.com/dYZyme1QfZ
— ESPN (@espn) June 27, 2018
No word if the $18 million watch will help Mayweather keep his appointments on time.
Mayweather has been fighting more battles in the courts in recent years than the ring.
He’s been sued by his ex-fiancee Shantel Jackson over allegations of domestic violence. Mayweather returned the favor, suing Jackson and claiming she stole “large sums of cash” from him, according to his suit.
He was also sued by ex-girlfriend Jose Harris, who claims Mayweather defamed her by alleging she was using drugs on the morning of a domestic violence incident between the two in 2010.
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