Floyd Mayweather Jr. still has a perfect 42-0 record in the ring but he's suffered his first serious defeat in a courtroom after getting away with numerous slaps on the wrist for all of his previous legal troubles. Mayweather has been sentenced to 90 days in Nevada's Clark County Jail on misdemeanor domestic violence and harassment charges. He is to report on January 6 at 10:45am to begin serving his sentence. The wrist slap portion of his sentence will also require Mayeather to attend a 12-month domestic violence program, pay $2,500 in fines and perform 100 hours of community service.
The full sentence was actually for six months, but three months were suspended (and he received credit for three days already served). As expected, Mayweather's attorney asked for a home detention program and - surprisingly, and to her credit - Judge Melissa Saragosa denied the request, saying "No matter who you are, you have consequences to your actions when they escalate to this level of violence".
Even if Mayweather is released after just 45 days for good behavior, he would still have just over two months to prepare for a tentatively scheduled May 5 bout against the always tough TBA. If anyone could prevent a prison stint from being a distraction in his fight preparation, it's Mayweather. Nevertheless, expect that date to get pushed back to at least June or July.
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