Boxing: Fan files lawsuit against Mayweather
Cliff claims in the suit that he was attacked near the valet.
LAS VEGAS:
Undefeated former champion boxer Floyd Mayweather allegedly ordered his bodyguards to attack a 21-year-old boxing fan outside a Las Vegas casino, according to a lawsuit filed in a US court. Anthony Cliff, of Las Vegas, alleges in the suit that the bodyguards beat him after American Mayweather gave the “thumbs down” sign when Cliff asked a question about the much-anticipated showdown with Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao. Cliff claims in the suit that he was attacked near the valet stand at the Palms Casino Resort in March last year.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2011.
Undefeated former champion boxer Floyd Mayweather allegedly ordered his bodyguards to attack a 21-year-old boxing fan outside a Las Vegas casino, according to a lawsuit filed in a US court. Anthony Cliff, of Las Vegas, alleges in the suit that the bodyguards beat him after American Mayweather gave the “thumbs down” sign when Cliff asked a question about the much-anticipated showdown with Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao. Cliff claims in the suit that he was attacked near the valet stand at the Palms Casino Resort in March last year.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2011.