Omanghana
Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather, daughter of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., has been ordered to pay $50.105 million in damages to Lapattra Jacobs over a violent confrontation that occurred in Texas in 2020.
A judge in the 189th Judicial District Court of Harris County awarded Jacobs $40.105 million in compensatory damages and an additional $10 million in exemplary damages, the Texas equivalent of punitive damages.
The final judgment was reportedly signed on May 20, 2026, but only became widely publicised in September.
The compensatory award includes $105,000 in past medical expenses and millions of dollars for pain and mental anguish, physical impairment, lost earning capacity and disfigurement. About $32 million was allocated for future damages connected to the same categories.
The court assigned Mayweather 100% of the responsibility for Jacobs’ injuries and none to Jacobs. It found that Mayweather intentionally or knowingly committed an aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon and that her conduct created an extreme degree of risk.
The judge also determined that Jacobs acted in self-defence, preventing any reduction of her compensation on the basis of shared responsibility. Mayweather reportedly did not appear for the civil trial.
The lawsuit arose from an April 3, 2020, confrontation at the Houston-area home of rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose legal name is Kentrell Gaulden.
Mayweather encountered Jacobs at the residence, and an argument between the two women escalated into a physical confrontation. Mayweather obtained knives from the kitchen and stabbed Jacobs, leaving her with serious injuries that required surgery.
NBA YoungBoy was originally named as a defendant in the civil action, but the reported final judgment applies to Mayweather.
The civil ruling is separate from the criminal proceedings arising from the same incident. Mayweather pleaded guilty in 2022 to felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
She was placed on six years of probation under a deferred-adjudication arrangement. Under that process, a final conviction may be avoided if all court-imposed requirements are successfully completed.
The $50.105 million judgment does not include additional interest and court costs. The amount awarded also does not necessarily mean the full sum will be collected immediately, as enforcement will depend on Mayweather’s available and future assets.
Source: Omanghana
