“We are pleased that the judge granted postponement of his surrender date so he could fulfill his commitment to Las Vegas to deliver his promised megafight and the economic benefits it provides to the community,” Leonard Ellerbe, one of Mayweather’s advisers, said in a statement to ESPN.com.
Mayweather’s lawyer Richard Wright had pleaded with the judge to allow Mayweather to meet the fight commitments, emphasizing the monetary windfall to Las Vegas from Mayweather’s fights.
Mayweather pleaded guilty Dec. 21 to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges.
The plea deal saw prosecutors drop felony and misdemeanor charges that could have gotten Mayweather 34 years in prison.
Authorities say the case stems from a hair-pulling, punching and arm-twisting argument with Josie Harris, the mother of three of Mayweather’s children, and threats to beat their sons in an argument about Harris dating another man. Harris, now 31, lives in the Los Angeles area with the couple’s sons, now 12 and 10, and a daughter, age 8.
Mayweather has earned upward of $20 million for his most recent fights against Victor Ortiz, which won him the WBC welterweight belt, and Shane Mosley.
Mayweather is generally recognized as one of the two best boxers in the world, sharing that spotlight with Manny Pacquiao.
Jail time was expected to limit training for a possible Cinco de Mayo date for a fight in Las Vegas, where Mayweather’s management reserved a May 5 date at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a possible fight.
