Floyd Mayweather Sr. pleads not guilty to assault charge
Corrections and clarifications: In an earlier version of this story, the incorrect date that Floyd Mayweather Sr. turned himself in was included. Mayweather Sr. turned himself in Wednesday.
Floyd Mayweather Sr., the father of retired boxer Floyd Mayeather Jr., pleaded not guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor assault and battery charge from an alleged September altercation after the Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez boxing match, according to Clark County (Nev.) online court records.
The 65-year-old Mayweather was accused of physically assaulting a woman, and a warrant was issued for his arrest Jan. 16 after a woman filed a complaint. Mayweather turned himself in Wednesday and posted $1,000 bond.
Mayweather, who trains his son and is a former boxer, is due back in court for a bench trial March 27.
Mayweather Jr., regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of all time, retired in August with a 50-0 record following a heavily hyped bout with MMA star Conor McGregor. He handily beat McGregor in 10 rounds.
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