MANILA, Philippines – Floyd Mayweather Jr. is asking a Nevada court to postpone his deposition for the defamation suit filed against him by pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.
According to RingTV.com, Mayweather’s lawyers filed an emergency request to a US District Court judge in Nevada to postpone the deposition, which he was expected to give this Friday.
In a deposition, Mayweather will be under oath and Pacquiao’s lawyers will be permitted to question him.
But Mayweather is now asking for a delay of the proceedings. He reasons that his attorney will not be available on Friday, and that he needs to focus on his upcoming bout against Victor Ortiz.
“Mr. Mayweather Jr. needs to concentrate on training for the fight and not be distracted by preparing for, and testifying at, his deposition in this case,” Mayweather’s lawyers said in their request.
Mayweather is asking that the deposition be moved until after his fight against Ortiz, which will be on September 17. It will be his first fight after a 16-month break from boxing.
Pacquiao had filed a defamation suit against Mayweather for allegedly implying that he used steroids or performance enhancing drugs.
Oscar de la Hoya and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) were originally involved in the suit, but Pacquiao dropped the charges against them after GBP issued a public apology.
