Yaya Mayweather is facing a massive financial judgment over a violent 2020 altercation involving NBA YoungBoy’s former partner.
A Texas judge has ordered Floyd Mayweather’s daughter, Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather, to pay Lapattra Jacobs more than $50 million in damages following a civil trial stemming from the stabbing incident.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Jacobs was awarded $40,105,000 in compensatory damages and another $10 million in exemplary damages, bringing the total to $50,105,000.
The compensatory award includes more than $8 million for past damages involving medical expenses, pain and suffering, physical impairment, loss of earning capacity and disfigurement.
Another $32 million was awarded for future damages in those categories, reflecting the court’s assessment of the continuing impact of Jacobs’ injuries.
The judge also awarded $10 million in exemplary damages after finding that Mayweather’s conduct involved an “extreme degree of risk” and constituted aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon.
The judgment stems from an April 2020 confrontation at the home of rapper NBA YoungBoy, who was present when the altercation occurred.
According to authorities at the time, Mayweather attacked Jacobs with two knives. Jacobs was found injured at the residence and taken to a hospital.
Jacobs later filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the attack caused severe and permanent injuries, including a loss of function in one of her arms.
The incident also resulted in a criminal case against Mayweather. She ultimately pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to six years of probation.
The civil case was separate from that criminal proceeding.
NBA YoungBoy was briefly handcuffed by police at the scene but was released. Jacobs initially included him in her civil lawsuit, but her claims against the rapper did not proceed to trial.
The latest ruling therefore adds a significant financial consequence to a legal saga that began more than six years ago.
The court’s award specifically places Mayweather’s liability at more than $50 million, with the compensatory damages covering both past and anticipated future losses.
For Jacobs, the judgment addresses the physical and financial consequences she says she has endured since the confrontation.
For Mayweather, the ruling leaves a five-decade-million-dollar-plus civil judgment stemming from an incident that already resulted in a criminal conviction.
