Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is reportedly facing the revocation of his United States passport due to an unpaid tax bill exceeding $7.25 million. According to Ring Magazine's Mike Coppinger, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed Mayweather of its intention to revoke his passport over a seriously delinquent tax debt.
The 49-year-old former world champion, who earned over $1 billion during his illustrious boxing career, has been given several options to prevent the loss of his travel documents. These include paying the debt in full, reaching an installment agreement, or settling with the Department of Justice. Alternatively, Mayweather could prove that the debt is not collectible due to financial hardship or identity theft, or he could file for bankruptcy.
The IRS reportedly notified Mayweather of its intention to contact the Department of State in late March, nearly a month before he announced his scheduled exhibition bout against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens. The fight, planned for June 27, is now uncertain due to the ongoing tax dispute.
Mayweather's legal troubles have been mounting in 2026, with allegations of unpaid bills despite his reported ten-figure earnings. In February, he was sued by the owner of his luxury New York City condo for $330,000. According to a lawsuit filed in February, Mayweather signed a lease in December 2024 but stopped paying rent in July 2025.
Another lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County, accuses Mayweather, his friend and jewelry consultant Jona Rechnitz, and others of failing to pay for a $105,690 charter flight to Turks and Caicos in September 2025. Coincidentally, Mayweather has been seeking ways to raise cash. In December, Business Insider reported that he sold his Gulfstream jet, Air Mayweather, along with his mansions in Beverly Hills and Miami. Earlier this year, he filed a lawsuit against Showtime, claiming the network owed him at least $340 million over fraud allegations. Paramount, which owns Showtime, has dismissed the lawsuit as baseless.
