Floyd Mayweather Jr. Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Assault in L.A. Restaurant
Eduardo Andres Torres Martinez claims he was assaulted by Mayweather's bodyguard after filming the boxing legend, a claim Mayweather denies.
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being sued by Eduardo Andres Torres Martinez over an alleged assault that took place at the Yard House restaurant in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2022.
- Martinez claims that he was physically assaulted by one of Mayweather's bodyguards after he began filming Mayweather with his cellphone.
- The lawsuit alleges that Mayweather or a member of his team signaled to the bodyguards to approach Martinez, resulting in him being struck and knocked to the ground.
- Martinez is seeking unspecified damages for past, present and future pain, distress, anguish and suffering, including physical and mental pain and suffering, inconvenience, emotional stress, and impairment of the quality of life.
- Mayweather has denied any such incident occurred, and a witness contradicted Martinez's account when he filed a battery report in 2022.