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Floyd Mayweather files $175 million lawsuit accusing associates of fraud
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Floyd Mayweather has filed a $175 million lawsuit claiming former associate Jona Rechnitz and real estate adviser Ayal Frist of Frist Apex Ventures defrauded him over multiple years.
The development, which was reported by multiple media outlets on Friday, alleges several issues. They include:
  • A $7.5 million wire transfer for an investment that was never made.
  • A $15 million unauthorized realty settlement.
  • $100 million of jewelry pledged for $13 million.
  • Transferring ownership of his jet without a buyer being listed or any knowledge of where the money went.
  • More than $8.8 million of a $16.4 million loan across four properties sent to Frist Apex without explanation, with only $2.5 given to Mayweather
  • $2.1 million of an $8.2 million refinance on a property sent to Frist Apex and at Rechnitz's direction without Mayweather's authorization.
Attorney Alexander Seligson, who handled a refinance on a property owned by Mayweather, is also listed as a defendant in the lawsuit, which was filed in a New York court.
"The conduct alleged in this pleading – including the diversion of settlement proceeds, refinance proceeds, and recurring real estate distributions to accounts controlled by Jona Rechnitz through Frist Apex Ventures – demands a full judicial accounting," Mayweather's attorney, Leo Jacobs, said in a statement, per ESPN. "We look forward to obtaining that accounting and to recovering every dollar to which our client is entitled."
Mayweather is also dealing with a multitude of other legal issues.
On Thursday, he was ordered to pay nearly $1 million in back child support after fathering a baby with a dancer from his Vegas gentlemen’s club. The IRS filed a $7.3 million lien against him in March for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023. And he sued former broadcast partner Showtime in February, alleging $340 million in misappropriated funds.
The 49-year-old Hall of Famer is also a defendant across several complaints alleging unpaid tabs for private jet services, luxury apartment rentals, and jewelry.
Mayweather, who earned an estimated $1.15 billion during his career, is planning to come out of retirement to face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch on September 25 in Las Vegas. Mayweather also has a planned exhibition against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis on June 27 in Athens, and another against Mike Tyson later this fall.
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
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