Mayweather sued by two brothers for 'forced sparring session' aired before Maidana fight

Two brothers who were involved in fights used in the Showtime 'All Access' segments before Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bout against Marcos Maidana in September have sued the undisputed world boxing champion.

Sharif Rahman and his brother Hasim Rahman Jr., members of the Mayweather Boxing Club, had been reportedly asked to get to the club for a sparring session on 21 August. That sparring session, against Briton Donovan Cameron, was then filmed for All Access without the brothers' knowledge, and then broadcast by the Showtime network.

The lawsuit claims that the fight went on for several rounds lasting five to seven minutes, that when Sharif asked for shorter rounds the request was denied, and when he tried to leave the ring Mayweather responded by telling Cameron to beat his outside the ring if he left it, The Guardian reported.

Sharif allegedly feared for his safety and was forced to continue the fight. When Hasim came to the club after being told what was happening he challenged Cameron to a fight, which lasted 31 minutes without any break.

It is also reportedly alleged that Mayweather bet large sums of money against Hasim.

Both these fights were then aired on Showtime, allegedly without the permission of the Rahmans, and were edited so that Sharif was made to seem an unskilled boxer.

The Rahmans are seeking punitive damages for invasion of right of intrusion upon name or likeness, false light and defamation, battery, tortuous assault, false imprisonment, negligence and intentional interference with potential economic advantage, the report added.