Floyd Mayweather has a history of domestic violence issues. Two of his most vocal critics recently have been Rachel Nichols of CNN and Michelle Beadle of ESPN.
Both Nichols and Beadle tweeted this evening that they had been banned by the Mayweather camp ahead of the 38-year-old's hotly anticipated fight with Manny Pacquiao.
No fight for me or @MichelleDBeadle. Mayweather's team told my producer the camp was blocking my credential. https://t.co/JTjjXadPp8
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 2, 2015
I, along with @Rachel__Nichols, have been banned from the MGM Grand Arena for the fight tonight by the Mayweather camp. #TheFightGame
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) May 2, 2015
A Mayweather spokesperson later denied that credentials had been revoked. This certainly comes across as backtracking following some negative press.
No one including ME banned @Rachel__Nichols from covering the fight. She is already credentialed. #Facts
— Kelly Swanson (@kellyswanson1) May 2, 2015
And @MichelleDBeadle isn't even on the press list. She's credentialed through @HBOboxing. Yes credentialed. #Fact#2
— Kelly Swanson (@kellyswanson1) May 2, 2015
Before his fight against Marcos Maidana in September of last year, Nichols conducted a heated interview with Mayweather regarding his record of domestic violence.
