Mayweather asked to appear before Nevada Athletic Commission

The Nevada Athletic Commission wants to talk with Floyd Mayweather Jr. the boxer and Floyd Mayweather Jr. the boxing promoter.

Mayweather, who received his promoter’s license from the commission in July, will be asked to explain some things at Tuesday’s NAC meeting, primarily from events stemming from Showtime’s “All Access” reality series that was used to help promote last Saturday’s rematch with Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand Garden.

The episode in question, the second of three in the series, showed lengthy sparring sessions between boxers at Mayweather’s gym, one that went nonstop for 31 minutes. Also in the episode was a scene with some women in Mayweather’s presence who appeared to be smoking marijuana. And though Mayweather did not partake in the activity, he was shown telling an associate to get more rolling papers after the women had run out of the product.

“My main concern is the health and safety of the fighters,” NAC chairman Francisco Aguilar said of why Mayweather was asked to appear before the commission. “It’s not just about fight night, but also about training and sparring.

“When you hold a promoter’s license in Nevada, you are expected to conduct yourself properly, and I think some of the commissioners have some concerns over what they saw.”

The sparring clip in the episode shows Hasim Rahman Jr. and Donovan Cameron engaged in a lengthy battle after Cameron had beaten up Rahman’s younger brother Sharif. There appeared to be wagers made on the sparring session by members of Mayweather’s “Money Team.”

Mayweather said on “All Access” of the intense sessions: “The doghouse; the rules are you fight till whoever quits. Guys fight to the death. It’s not right, but it’s doghouse rules.”

Aguilar said he didn’t know whether disciplinary action would be brought against Mayweather, who won his welterweight/junior middleweight title fight with Maidana by unanimous decision and is 47-0 with 26 knockouts. Aguilar said the commission reserved the right to take action if it was warranted.

“We want to get some clarification on what we saw on ‘All Access,’ ” Aguilar said. “The sparring sessions and what we saw concerns me more than the marijuana issue, though some of the commissioners have expressed their concern about that as well as the sparring.

“TV is TV. I understand it’s a drama. Sometimes what we see on the screen is not actually the situation. Therefore, we have an obligation to gather the information to make sure we make the right decision, and it’s only fair to have Mr. Mayweather come forward and provide the information we’re looking for.”

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