One of the athletes who competed on the undercard of the most recent Floyd Mayweather-headlined event has called out the all-time boxing great for not yet paying out her purse.
Sammy-Jo Luxton, a renowned British Muay Thai competitor who’s won European and British titles in the striking-only sport, made her boxing debut at The O2 arena last month. At the February 26 event, topped by Mayweather’s latest exhibition bout, “Ghetto Cinderella” emerged victorious over fellow newcomer Hayley Barraclough.
But while Luxton marked one of the standout performers prior to Mayweather’s outing opposite English reality TV star Aaron Chalmers, it appears that not everything has gone smoothly regarding the event.
Luxton Calls For Mayweather To Pay Her Purse: “Your Girl Needs To Eat”
On Thursday, Luxton responded to a report of Mayweather’s plans moving forward, which includes as many as five more exhibition contests in different countries this year. But before “Money” focuses on new cards, Luxton has called for him to live up to his moniker and focus on completing his commitments from the last.
In a now-deleted tweet, the English native revealed that she’s yet to see the money she earned at the London-held event almost two weeks ago.
“Before Mayweather does all of these exhibitions for $$$$, can I get paid first for the one two weeks ago???” Luxton wrote. “Cause I’m still waiting and your girl needs to eat.”
While a two-week delay isn’t too significant, Mayweather has history when it comes to public accusations of late payments. Notably, the 15-time world champion was accused of failing to pay YouTube star Logan Paul following their 2021 exhibition bout.
That back and forth became so drawn out that Paul was even reported to have sued Mayweather for an undisclosed amount early last year. Luxton will certainly be hoping to avoid her early frustrations reaching that stage.
Beyond securing payment for her boxing debut, Luxton has an upcoming venture into MMA to prepare for. “Ghetto Cinderella” was confirmed to have made an MMA switch and signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) last month.
What do you make of claims Floyd Mayweather is yet to pay out for the UK-held event in February?