Mayweather has issued a statement after a video emanated of him being confronted while on a shopping spree in London, he has denied such claims
The Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence after a video footage emerged of him seeming to be antagonized by an angry mob in London.
Mayweather, 47, was out on a shopping spree in London’s jewellery quarter when he encountered a heated exchange with many people on the street. The skirmish took place amid Mayweather’s public backing for Israel.
The video footage, which was posted on X on Tuesday night, exhibited Mayweather’s security stepping in and shoving him into the back of a blacked-out 4×4 before he was driven away.
With pressures seeming to escalate, Mayweather, dressed in a green jacket, exchanges words with a member of the crowd before he is swiftly escorted out of the shop by his security team and bundled into a waiting car.
Some of his security staff seem to be left behind as the car speeds off down the street.
Mayweather took to his Instagram account and responded to the allegations. He has denied that there was any physical altercation.
‘Let me set the record straight… there’s no truth to the rumours going around,’ Mayweather’s statement began.
‘I wasn’t punched or touched in any way. What you’re seeing is just my security doing their job to keep things under control,” the statement read.
The former world champion was seen in a jewellery store in Hatton Garden with video footage on social media showing a large crowd descend on him and his security team.
At the onset of Israeli-Hamas conflict, Mayweather pledged his allegiance to Israel on social media, asserting he ‘stands with’ the country.
“I stand with Israel against the Hamas terrorists. Hamas do not represent the people of Palestine but are a terrorist group that are attacking innocent lives!” he wrote on his social media accounts.
“I stand for all humans and wish for the safe return of all Americans and Israelis and any human that were kidnapped as hostages during these horrific war crimes,” he asserted.
Mayweather hanged his gloves from boxing in 2015. He however, returned two years later to clash Conor McGregor to solidify his unvanquished record to 50 victories and no losses, equating the long-standing record of another boxing icon Rocky Marciano.
‘I was in the UK for a quick 48-hour stop to do some shopping, and unfortunately, people let jealousy and negativity fuel false stories. I’m perfectly fine, and there’s really nothing more to it,’ noted Floyd.
