Floyd Mayweather’s comeback fight in Greece has been canceled after CSI Entertainment sued Floyd for unpaid $4.65 million in advance payments.
Floyd Mayweather was scheduled to step into a boxing ring in Athens this weekend, but a lawsuit in federal court has just halted it, and 50 Cent wasted no time in spoofing the embattled boxer.
The Zambedis’ game in Greece was canceled just hours before kick-off due to purely business issues.
“Champion, I realize I keep missing your calls, I’m in Ibiza at a different time,” 50 Cent mocked Mayweather in his latest post upon hearing the news.
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CSI Entertainment, which booked the fight, claims it paid Mayweather $4.65 million in advance for exclusive rights to fight Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao, only to watch him disappear completely and have another fight announced.
The promoter filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York seeking the return of funds and asking a judge to block Saturday’s show against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis.
Mayweather’s lawyer Melissa Glass told the court the legal threat had effectively halted all promotion, distribution and ticket sales for the event.
The situation became so chaotic that Glass told the judge the game could not go ahead as planned.
The entire situation is tied to Mayweather’s months-long legal troubles.
Tournament organizers issued a statement saying “some battles are worth waiting a while for the correct result”, suggesting they hope to reschedule the Zambedi game at some point.
But for now, no makeup date has been announced, and the boxing world is watching to see what happens next with Money’s comeback plans.
It’s the latest legal trouble for Floyd Mayweather, who faces felony charges, bounced checks, multiple lawsuits and a huge tax lien.
