Floyd Mayweather Released From Jail

SI Staff | Aug 3, 2012

Floyd Mayweather Released From Jail

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather, the No. 1 boxer in SI.com's pound-for-pound ratings , was released from a Las Vegas jail on Aug. 3 after serving two months of a three-month sentence in a misdemeanor battery case.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather wore a leather Miami Heat cap and gray hooded sweatshirt as he emerged from the Clark County Detention Center to meet about 20 family members and friends.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather said nothing to the media as he got behind the wheel of a blue Bentley sedan with several friends inside, including rapper -- and recently licensed boxing promoter -- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather's legal team had attempted to secure his release even earlier, claiming the jail's food and water didn't meet the fighter's dietary needs, and lack of exercise space in his 98-square-foot cell jeopardized his health and fitness.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather was the highest-earning American athlete of the past year, netting $85 million for a pair of victories over Victor Ortiz and Miguel Cotto.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather will need a new license to fight in Las Vegas, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. His last license for the May 5 victory over Cotto was for one fight only.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Police say Mayweather was kept separate for his protection from the other 3,200 inmates at the downtown Las Vegas facility.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather's immediate future remains unclear, as he declined to address the gaggle of media that had assembled outside the jail.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Mayweather drives away from the Clark County Detention Center after his release early Friday morning.