Due to the sub-par living conditions that prison offers its inmates, Floyd Mayweather and his attorney Richard Wright have filed a motion requesting that he serve the remainder of his sentence on house arrest. Floyd has only been behind bars for 12 of his 87-day jail sentence, but he has been in isolation the whole time. Apparently, the boxer will remain in isolation until his scheduled August 3rd release date.
According to his lawyer, his co-manager Leonard Ellerbe, and his personal physician Dr. Robert Voy, Mayweather's physical conditioning is deteriorating due to "inhumane conditions" in the prison. He is on lockdown inside of his cell 23 hours a day, and during his one hour of recreation time Mayweather is still not allowed to interact with other inmates. Floyd requested that he be moved to general population, but his celebrity status won't allow that to happen.
The champion fighter is only allowed to shower, watch TV, use hot water to prepare food, use a phone, and exercise for one hour a day; as opposed to general population, where inmates have much more access to these things.
His doctor, Dr. Voy, noted that Floyd is only consuming 800 calories a day as opposed to his usual 3,000-4,000 calorie intake while training, and he also noted that Floyd is going into depression and developing anger issues due to the extended hours spent inside of his cell. Dr. Voy also stated in the motion that if he is not allowed to be put on house arrest, or at least have his living conditions be improved, then his future as a boxer will be in jeopardy.
"Medical opinion shows that CCDC administrative segregation threatens to end or shorten Mr. Mayweather's boxing career. I have a deep concern for Mr. Mayweather's health and any lengthy period of time with an inappropriate diet, coupled with lack of regular exercise, will most likely lead to irreversible damage to Mr. Mayweather's physique. Such damage could and, most likely, would lead to Mr. Mayweather being unable to continue his boxing career."
Thursday will likely be the day that the motion is heard in court by Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa, although the prosecution is expected to deny the motion.
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