Uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces charges after female boxer attacked

A member of a prominent boxing family was arrested Sunday after being accused of attacking a female boxer he once trained.

Roger Mayweather, the 48-year-old uncle of champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., faces coercion and battery charges.

According to a Las Vegas police report, officers went to a residence on the 700 block of Rock Springs Drive, near Rainbow Boulevard and Washington Avenue, in response to a 911 call from a woman who was screaming.

Upon arrival, an officer saw Roger Mayweather with his arms wrapped around a woman, Melissa St. Vil, who was struggling to free herself.

She told police she heard a knock on the door and did not open it when she saw Mayweather. The report said St. Vil once trained with Mayweather. She was living in an apartment with a roommate who rented the apartment from Mayweather.

Mayweather told police the door was open. Police said in the report that he had a key to the apartment because he was the landlord.

Police said Mayweather was upset that his tenant was allowing St. Vil to live at the apartment. The report said that Mayweather prevented St. Vil from retreating to her bedroom. She tried to push past him. The report said Mayweather then grabbed her, forced her into the living room and punched her several times in the ribs.

The report also said Mayweather "wrapped his hands around her throat, causing her to nearly pass out."

Mayweather is a former professional boxer.

Contact reporter Antonio Planas at aplanas@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4638.