Floyd Mayweather Fails to Show up for Deposition in Lawsuit

Already facing a litany of legal problems, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. failed to appear at a deposition Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit brought against him by rival fighter Manny Pacquiao, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The paper reported Thursday that Mayweather’s attorney had informed Pacquiao’s attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, that his client would not appear at the Las Vegas law office for the court-ordered deposition.
“We’re anxious to get to trial and, as a result of this, we’ll be seeking a default judgment to win the case by default in the upcoming weeks,” Petrocelli said. “This is just ducking a deposition.”

The defamation lawsuit was filed after Mayweather and his father both publicly claimed that the record-setting Filipino champion had used performance-enhancing drugs.
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