From the AP: A Las Vegas judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Roger Mayweather after the boxing trainer failed to show up for a court appearance on battery and coercion charges.
Mayweather, who coached his nephew Floyd Mayweather Jr. to victory in a September comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, did not appear or have a lawyer present at a felony arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court on Friday.
Judge Joe Sciscento issued the warrant after he called Mayweather’s name and case number from a list and nobody in the court acknowledged him. After issuing the warrant, Sciscento promptly moved on to the next case.
Attempts to reach Mayweather by The Associated Press were not immediately successful. Several phone numbers listed for Mayweather were disconnected. Representatives for Floyd Mayweather Jr. declined to comment, saying they did not represent his uncle and did not know how to immediately reach him.
Roger Mayweather, 48, was accused of attacking a female boxer he once trained, who told police that Mayweather attacked her Aug. 2 at an apartment Mayweather owned and was renting out.