Boxer Floyd Diaz Arrested in Nevada for Allegedly Driving Stolen Car

The Floyd Mayweather protégé was also found to possess a firearm he had no permit for Image Source: Shutterstock.com

A professional boxer has been arrested in Nevada after committing a pair of felonies. In a worst-case scenario, he could serve multiple years in prison.

The Fighter Allegedly Drove a Stolen Car, Possessed Gun

Floyd Diaz, 21, a protégé of the legendary Floyd Mayweather, may have allowed his perfect record to get over his head. The undefeated bantamweight was arrested in Nevada this weekend and could face up to 10 years in prison for crimes he is believed to have committed.

Diaz, who is a resident of Las Vegas, was asked to pull over by cops after an alert by LoJack, a stolen-vehicle recovery and IoT-connected car system, suggested that he was driving a stolen car. To make matters worse, Diaz, who was searched by officers, was found to possess a concealed firearm. The boxer, however, had no permit to carry a firearm.

Because of the two alleged offenses, Diaz was booked into Clark County Detention Center. If convicted, each of the class C felonies could carry a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison.

Diaz is set to appear before a Clark County judge on Friday.

Diaz Is One of the Most Promising Bantamweight Fighters

The arrest could spell some trouble for the athlete who has rapidly climbed the competitive ladder. Standing 5-foot tall and weighing 118 lb/53.5 kg, Diaz, who is also known by his nickname “Cashflow” boasts an impressive 13-0 record.

Diaz was trained by Mayweather himself and is currently a ranked WBC bantamweight contender who could potentially challenge the category champion, Junto Nakatani, in 2025 or 2026.

However, it remains to be seen whether his trouble with the law would affect these plans.

For context, Diaz’s bail has been set at $10,000.

UFC Fighter with Similar Name Avoided Legal Trouble

Last month, another martial artist with the same family name was spared legal trouble despite his squabble with a Las Vegas security guard. Nate Diaz, who is a former UFC fighter, got into an altercation with the Sin City nightclub bouncer after the latter allegedly “sought confrontation.”

Diaz’s lawyer described the guard as aggressive and confrontational and insisted that his client had demonstrated “great restraint and poise in trying to de-escalate the altercation.”

The battery charge was eventually dismissed shortly after Diaz agreed to and completed an impulse control class.