Hot off McGregor Victory, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Grabs a $25.5M Mansion in Beverly Hills

Published: September 21, 2017 | By: American Luxury Staff

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has spent a little of his reported $300 million paycheck for last month’s fight against Conor McGregor, picking up a new home in Beverly Hills that doesn’t want for flash.

The house was purchased in 2015 and revised by film producer-turned-developer Nile Niami, whose Skyline Development corporation has tendered two newsworthy spec-built mega-mansions in greater Los Angeles in the past few years: a $100 million Beverly Hills leviathan, and the $500 million Bel-Air behemoth that shadows it for size and grandiosity of design.

Mayweather purchased the furnished, slightly less than 15,100 square foot home—characterized as a ‘French Modern’ by marketing literature—for $26 million. Niami had marketed the home in late 2015 for $38 million, but the asking price had diminished to $28.5 million prior to the sale.

Like other properties that have been offered by Niami, the home’s aesthetic is brash and daring: very, very extroverted. Ornate chandeliers, highly figured stone, variegated woodgrain, and an emphasis on formal statement and ultra-contemporary execution distinguish the interiors.

Highlights of the smart-tech-controlled home include the juxtaposition of a marble fireplace mantel and mirrored wall, a curved staircase with a solid balustrade and a niched, backlit handrail, a library/office rimmed with dark-finished, custom display cases, wet bar with glass-enclosed wine room, and a very large kitchen with marble backsplashes and steel-framed glass cabinetry.

The .5-acre property features a guesthouse or staff residence with a home fitness room and home cinema; with the guest house, there are six bedrooms and ten baths. A sprawling loggia, pool/spa with pool house, and a grille/dining area fill out the grounds, but the patios and terraces of inlaid stone define the exterior, and the property as a whole: a dramatic, white-on-black striped effect which captures the eye and demands recognition.

Twice retired and twice returned to the ring, Mayweather defeated Conor McGregor by technical knock-out last month, winning his fiftieth straight bout. Mayweather indicated the fight would be his last, allowing him to retire with a 50-0 record.

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