• Photo
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is seen in a booking photo in Las Vegas

In this Friday, June 1, 2012 file photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is seen in a booking photo in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Clark County Detention Center, File)

  • Celebrity News
Photos: Red Carpet Style | Cannes 2013
Photos: Red Carpet Style | Cannes 2013

See the glitz and glam at the Cannes Film Festival, the 12-day …

Photos: Red Carpet Style | Star Trek
Photos: Red Carpet Style | Star Trek

Check out the stars of the sequel as they make a promotional …

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double …

'Young and the Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dies
'Young and Restless' star dies at 84

Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande …

Photos: Red Carpet Style | Iron Man 3
Photos: Red Carpet Style | Iron Man 3

Check out all the fashion, from superheroes to super celebs.

Advertisement

Lawyer: Jail conditions may end Mayweather career

No immediate comment from jail officials

Updated: Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012, 11:18 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 12 Jun 2012, 11:16 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers for Floyd Mayweather Jr. say the undefeated champion boxer may never fight again if he's not released from the Las Vegas jail he entered earlier this month.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Mayweather's lawyers filed an emergency motion Monday asking that he serve the remainder of his three-month jail sentence in house arrest.

Lawyer Richard Wright says Mayweather's health is deteriorating by being confined to his cell 23 hours a day and restricted from working out. Jailers are keeping him from the general inmate population because of his celebrity status.

The motion says the boxer's doctor believes the conditions could do irreversible damage to Mayweather's physique.

Jail officials weren't immediately available for comment.

Mayweather was booked June 1 for attacking his ex-girlfriend while two of their children watched.

  • Comment Privately

Comment to 24 Hour News 8

Don't have a Facebook account? Or don't want to share something publicly? Email us here.

Report a comment

See a comment that should be moderated? Fill out the form here and tell us why.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Advertisement