Mayweather a suspect in alleged domestic violence incident

Police sought boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for questioning

Thursday about a domestic battery report filed by an ex-girlfriend

who recanted a similar claim in 2005, police and his lawyer

said.

”She alleges he hit her. We’re looking for him to get his side

of the story,” said Officer Barbara Morgan, a Las Vegas police

spokeswoman. ”We’re looking to talk to him as a potential

suspect.”

No warrant was issued, and no charges were immediately

filed.

Mayweather, 33, is undefeated as a professional fighter. He goes

by the nickname ”Money” and is considered one of the sport’s top

performers.

Mayweather has been arrested several times over the years on

battery and assault allegations.

He was acquitted by a Nevada jury in July 2005 after being

accused of hitting and kicking Josie Harris during an argument

outside a Las Vegas nightclub.

At trial, Harris, the 25-year-old mother of three of

Mayweather’s children, testified she had lied to police because she

was angry Mayweather left her for another woman.

Harris filed the report currently being investigated by

police.

Attorney Richard Wright, who represented Mayweather in the 2005

case, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was talking

with police about the new case, but Mayweather had not surrendered

for questioning.

”We’re addressing it with law enforcement,” Wright said. ”We

will cooperate with them professionally and as required by

law.”

Morgan said Mayweather wasn’t at a southwest Las Vegas house

when officers responded to the domestic violence report a little

after 5 a.m. Thursday.

Harris was later taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries

that police Officer Bill Cassell said weren’t described as

serious.

Mayweather is undefeated as a boxer, with a record of 41-0 and

25 knockouts. He earned more than $20 million in May from his fight

in Las Vegas against ”Sugar” Shane Mosley.