Report: Floyd Mayweather demanded legal sanctions from Josie Harris days after her death

Floyd Mayweather Jr. filed a legal document against his ex-girlfriend, Josie Harris, days after her death in March, according to a report.

Harris was found dead in her car outside her home in the Los Angeles area on March 10. She was 40 years old. The coroner’s report said she died of an accidental drug overdose.

Prior to her death, Harris was engaged in a $20 million lawsuit with Mayweather over an accusation that the former boxer lied about a 2010 domestic violence incident during a 2015 interview with Katie Couric.

Though Mayweather paid tribute to Harris with an Instagram post after her death, he still filed a legal motion regarding the case.

The Blast says Mayweather filed a motion days after Harris’ death seeking $9,000 in sanctions from Harris’ lawyer and estate. Mayweather submitted questions that were not answered by Harris’ legal team prior to her death, which is why he argues the case should not proceed and he should be paid the sanctions.

Someone in charge of Harris’ estate would have to take over the lawsuit for it to proceed. Mayweather’s legal filing says they found no evidence Harris had a will or trust.

Manny Pacquiao’s beloved dog ‘Pacman’ dies after car incident

A beloved member of Manny Pacquiao’s team died over the weekend.

Pacquiao’s 14-year-old dog “Pacman” died after being run over in General Santos City on Saturday.

The Manila Bulletin says Pacquiao’s aid, David Sisson, inadvertently ran over the Jack Russell Terrier, which ran under Sisson’s car. The dog was taken to the vet immediately but couldn’t be saved.

Pacman was often photographed joining Manny in his boxing training and running sessions.

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Pacquiao, 41, is a senator in the Philippines. He last fought in July when he beat Keith Thurman by split decision.

Jon Jones says he is open to fighting Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson has been hinting around that he wants to make a boxing comeback, and the former heavyweight champion appears to have an official challenge from Jon Jones.

Jones has recently been at odds with the UFC and president Dana White over his and other fighters’ pay scales. Jones recently wanted to move up to the heavyweight division to fight Francis Ngannou, but he said UFC would not give him an increase in pay to take a more risky fight. White said Jones was looking for “Deontay Wilder money,” which is a reference to the boxer making more than $20 million for his fights. Jones fired back by saying he was not looking for that much but that UFC fighters have always been underpaid relative to the money pay-per-views generate.

Fast-forward to Friday night, when Tyson spoke with Charlie Mack about how UFC fighters will never make as much as top boxers despite UFC having higher ratings and more viewership. Tyson said Jones would have to fight him if the lightweight champ wants to make “super-money,” and Iron Mike did not seem like he was joking.

Mike Tyson gives his thoughts on current UFC pay disputes in comparison to boxing…

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Jones is open to it, or so he says. The 32-year-old took to social media on Saturday to tell Tyson he is “listening.” Jones said he’s willing to fight Tyson in the boxing ring if Tyson will give him a “real fight in the octagon afterwords.” One follower suggested Jones give Dominick Reyes a rematch, but Jones replied that he wants real money and has been “beating no names for years.”

Jon Jones vs. Mike Tyson? It’s highly unlikely, but the UFC lightweight champ says he is open to it… pic.twitter.com/8MsKS1YK0x

— Steve DelVecchio (@SteveDelSports) June 21, 2020

Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a boxing match, so we know better than to rule anything out when hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line. A fight between Tyson and Jones would draw the same — if not more — attention.

While Tyson is 20 years older than Jones at age 53, he recently shared some terrifying workout videos that show he can still drop the hammer. Make it happen, Dana.

Sergio Sanchez knocks out Gustavo Alan Pina with big uppercut

Sergio Sanchez won his featherweight fight with Gustavo Alan Pina on Saturday night at Gimnasio TV Azteca in Mexico City with a vicious uppercut in the third round.

Pina was trying to hit Sanchez with a jab, but Sanchez instead responded with a massive left uppercut that dropped Pina.

Sergio Alfredo Chirino Sanchez (15-1) with the brutal KO-3 of Gustavo Alan Pina (8-3) in their featherweight bout in Mexico City

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The only hope is that Pina did not suffer any health consequences after taking that brutal punch.

Sanchez improves to 15-1 with nine knockouts after that win, while Pina is now 10-3 with six knockouts.

Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend Josie Harris died of fentanyl overdose

According to records obtained by The Blast, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coroner has listed the cause of Harris’ death as an accidental overdose caused by a mix of fentanyl and alprazolam, which is an anxiety medication.

Harris was found unresponsive in her car outside her home in Valencia, Calif. Police said one of her children found her in front of the property. There was no suicide note and no evidence of drug use at the scene.

Harris and Mayweather had a long and tumultuous history with one another. Harris accused Mayweather of beating her on multiple occasions, and a 2010 incident led to a 90-day jail sentence for Mayweather. Harris also accused Mayweather of assaulting her in 2005, but she later dropped the charges and admitted she was lying.

Mayweather and Harris were scheduled to go to court later this year stemming from a $20 million lawsuit Harris filed against Floyd. The lawsuit stemmed from Mayweather denying in an interview with Katie Couric that he beat Harris in 2010, claiming he only tried to restrain Harris and that she was on drugs. The story Mayweather told in the interview was much different from what the police report from the incident stated.

Harris posted evidence long after the 2010 incident that indicated she still had some sort of relationship with Mayweather. After Harris died, Mayweather posted a multi-photo tribute to her on Instagram.

Manny Pacquiao denies talking about running for president in Philippines

Manny Pacquiao recently denied talking about making a run at the presidency in the Philippines.

The famed boxer has been a senator in his home country since 2016 and was a member of the country’s House of Representatives before that. In an interview last week, Pac-Man’s former promoter Bob Arum said that Pacquiao told him he was going to run for president in the Philippines in 2020 and win. However, Pacquiao denied saying that.

“As far as I know, we never talked about politics,” Pacquiao told The Manila Times. “The last time we talked on Zoom, Bob discussed possible fight schedules, but never about politics. Our discussion was all about boxing.”

Pacquiao also turned the focus of the conversation towards unity.

“This is not the time for politics. The country has so much problems, what we need is unity and cooperation in order to mitigate the difficulties of our countrymen,” he said, according to a translation.

If Arum says Pacquiao talked about being president, but Pacquiao is denying that, what is the truth? It’s likely Pacquiao told Arum that in confidence, and Arum said something Pacquiao did not intend to go public. That explanation seems to align with Pacquiao saying the focus should be on unifying the country.

In 2017, current Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted Pacquiao to succeed him as president.

Anthony Joshua out 4-6 weeks with knee injury

Anthony Joshua is dealing with a knee injury that will prevent him from training for at least a month.

The Athletic’s boxing reporter Mike Coppinger shared on Saturday that Joshua, who was seen at a protest with a brace on his knee, suffered a knee injury while training. The injury will prevent him from training for 4-6 weeks.

Joshua is still expected to face Kubrat Pulev in November, according to Coppinger.

The 30-year-old began his pro boxing career with a 22-0 record before losing to Andy Ruiz Jr. in shocking fashion last June. Joshua avenged that loss in December and has not fought since then. Boxing fans would love to see him get in the mix fighting Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, who have fought each other twice. The three are regarded as the top heavyweight fighters in the world.