Floyd Mayweather is dealing with some serious legal trouble out in Las Vegas, where prosecutors just hit him with two felony charges for allegedly passing a bad check to score a luxury watch.

The boxer did not show up to his Clark County court hearing, letting his lawyer handle the drama instead. The state is hitting him with felony theft and passing a check with intent to defraud, all stemming from a situation involving a $200,000 timepiece.

According to the criminal complaint obtained by ESPN, everything points back to New Year's Eve in 2024. Investigators claim Mayweather wrote a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo account to Gold and Beyond, a high-end resale boutique in Vegas, to cover an Audemars Piguet watch he picked up a few days earlier. However, prosecutors say he knew the account did not have the cash or credit to back it up.

If a judge finds him guilty, the theft charge alone carries anywhere from one to 20 years in prison, and the fraud charge could tack on another one to four years behind bars.

Marc Cook, the lawyer representing the boutique, told ESPN his client actually tried to give Mayweather the benefit of the doubt. The store waited months before going to the district attorney because they trusted the boxer and wanted to give him a chance to make things right. They only pressed charges after Mayweather went completely radio silent while keeping the watch for over a year.

Mayweather’s attorney, Adrian Lobo, is singing a completely different tune. She released a statement to ESPN saying her client had zero intention of ripping anyone off, pointing out that the boxer and the shop owner have a long history of doing business together. The defense team argues that this is a simple money dispute that belongs in civil court, not a criminal matter, and they expect the boxer to be totally cleared.

This isn't the only financial fire Mayweather is currently trying to put out. He is currently juggling civil lawsuits in at least four different states from people claiming he owes them cash, plus the IRS has a tax lien against him for more than $7.2 million over unpaid taxes from 2018 and 2023. 

Despite the looming felonies, the situation won't stop him from heading overseas. A source close to the fighter confirmed to ESPN he still has his passport and is flying out this week for an exhibition match against kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens, Greece. His next court date is set for September 17.