Mayweather Boxing and Fitness employees emotionally protest over unpaid wages.
Floyd Mayweather’s brand is under fire as employees of his Mayweather Boxing and Fitness gym in Hollywood gathered outside in protest, making numerous allegations against the company which mostly involved unpaid wages.
“Hard work, dedication, no pay,” they would repeatedly chant — a clear riff on Mayweather’s oft-mentioned slogan.
Some of the employees would then take turns telling their stories of being hard done by after leaving other careers to work at the fitness center.
“Honestly, it’s been disheartening,” said one coach at the gym when speaking on their grievances. “We haven’t been getting paid fairly; it messes with your mental health…my wife had to go to the hospital from stress and anxiety from this job,” he continued, saying they’ve accumulated debt from not being paid regularly. “It’s just a lot of different things that hurts your heart and it sucks that you got to go through it working for such a big name company…the reality of it is we’re not even getting paid.”
Another self-described coach from the gym shared a similar sentiment and story.
“I was a member of Mayweather Boxing and Fitness since late 2018, always loved the gym, always loved the studio, a big fan of Floyd. They offered me an opportunity to coach because I had boxing experience. I was like ‘man, this is going to be amazing’ and since I’ve been here it’s just been a lot of false promises…I got promised a head position, I used to work a corporate job, quit my job to come here for a better opportunity for myself and then I have to deal with unpaid wages on a consistent basis. There’s been times when I’ve went over a month without getting paid.”
Even the location’s general manager, Samaria Bolden, took part in the protest and shared in the frustration with her fellow employees.
“I started working here in September 2023 and on my first day of employment the team was not employed, and from that day I’ve always been worried but I just thought I could help turn this around and I was fed with lies from the beginning…We have lost everything, I’ve lost so much in not getting paid, getting paid late, it has completely affected my life,” she continued before breaking down in tears. “This situation has ruined my life.”
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