Floyd Mayweather Jr. hearing on felony charges delayed until late April

By Dave Toplikar

Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 10:03 a.m.

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was to go another round in a Las Vegas courtroom today on several felony charges, but scheduling conflicts resulted in the matter being delayed until late April.

Mayweather, 33, did not appear at today's short hearing in Las Vegas Justice Court.

"Calendars are very difficult for someone who is as busy as Mr. Mayweather is," Karen Winckler, Mayweather's attorney, said outside the courtroom.

Winckler also said the district attorney's prosecutor slated to handle the case is working on another trial, which was one of the reasons the matter was postponed.

Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa reset the date for 8:30 a.m. April 28 for Mayweather's preliminary hearing, which concerns eight misdemeanor and felony charges stemming from a Sept. 9 dispute with Mayweather's former girlfriend, Josie Harris.

Mayweather faces charges of felony coercion, grand larceny and robbery, and misdemeanor domestic battery and harassment after allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend and stealing her cell phone during an argument in front of their three children.

The coercion counts stem from Mayweather allegedly threatening to "beat" two of his children if they called 911 or left the house, according to the complaint.

During the Sept. 9, 2010, argument with Harris, Mayweather allegedly grabbed her hair and threw her to the floor, the complaint stated.

He also allegedly threatened to kill Harris and her boyfriend or make her boyfriend "disappear," according to the criminal complaint.

Mayweather is out on bail and could face up to 34 years in state prison if he's convicted of all charges.

Meanwhile, Mayweather is also scheduled to have a bench trial at 9 a.m. April 25 in Las Vegas Justice Court.

The battery charge stems from a Nov. 15 confrontation over parking tickets between the undefeated champion and a security guard outside Mayweather's Southern Highlands home.

Mayweather faces a six-month jail sentence and a $1,000 fine if convicted on that charge.

Mayweather is considered one of the sport's top performers, with a record of 41-0 and 25 knockouts. He goes by the nickname "Money" and earned more than $20 million last May from his fight in Las Vegas against "Sugar" Shane Mosley.