LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather’s scheduled trial on a misdemeanor battery charge was postponed to September 1 by a Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday.
Mayweather is accused after allegedly poking a 21-year-old homeowners’ association security guard in the face during a scuffle last November over parking tickets issued to vehicles around Mayweather’s gated-community home.
The 33-year-old former champion, who faces a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, was originally set to have the case heard in February but that date was postponed to Monday.
Mayweather faces more serious felony domestic violence charges in a Thursday hearing that stems from a dispute with former girlfriend Josie Harris and two of their children last September 9.
That hearing was postponed in January and March, in part so Mayweather attorneys could review all gathered evidence.
Mayweather is accused of striking and threatening ex-girlfriend Josie Harris, stealing her mobile telephone and threatening the children.
Lawyers for Mayweather have denied any wrongdoing by the fighter, but Mayweather faces up to 34 years in prison if convicted of the charges, which include felony counts of grand larceny, coercion and robbery.
Boxing fans hoped Mayweather, 41-0 with 25 career knockouts, would fight Filipino star Manny Pacquiao in a showdown bout but Mayweather’s legal woes have put such talk on hold.
Sunday will mark a full year since Mayweather climbed into the ring last, taking a 12-round decision over compatriot Shane Mosley. He has fought only twice since stopping Britain’s Ricky Hatton in December of 2007.
Southpaw Pacquiao, 52-3 with two draws and 38 knockouts and a winner of 13 fights in a row over the past six years, is set to face Mosley, 46-6 with one draw and 39 knockouts, on May 7 in Las Vegas.
