Luis Arias opens up after Floyd Mayweather confrontation video

Arias opens up after Mayweather confrontation video

Luis “Cuba” Arias said a recorded confrontation outside the Mayweather Boxing Club was caused by  Floyd Mayweather Jr. “unprofessionally” handling his release from Mayweather Promotions.

A video that recently went viral showed a glimpse of Arias and J’Leon Love mid confrontation with the audio clearly picking up Mayweather  stating “he’s mad because I’m releasing him from his contract.”

Arias (10-0, 4 KOs) opened up to Boxingscene.com stating that Love rang him on Oct. 25 stating that Mayweather Promotions was releasing him from his contract. Airas was clearly upset stating Mayweather dealt with the whole matter in a unprofessional manner. Arias also said he never had an official contract with the promotional company, rather a verbal agreement with Mayweather.

“I went to the gym on Monday, Floyd is there and I was going there to work out,” Arias told BoxingScene.com. “I went up to him and said ‘what’s up.’ He said ‘what’s up’ and looked away. He was leaving on his way out to the gym and you can see in the video that I approached him. I felt that the way he handled releasing me was very unprofessional. How are you going to have someone that I’ve been cool with, since I was a kid, tell me some foul sh*t like that. I felt that was bogus.”

Arias went on to discuss the confrontation with Love and that the whole incident left a bitter taste in his mouth. Arias also stated that his relationship with the Rahman brothers, Sharif and Hasim Jr., were a catalyst to Mayweather carrying out this act. The Rahman brothers recently filed a case against Mayweather for battery, tortious assault and negligent hiring, among other allegations.

“Honestly, I think it [does have to do with the Rahmans],” he said. “There is no other reason behind it. That has to be what it is. … When I had no money, when I had no place to stay, when I had no food, when I was trying to find my way into the game – they was taking care of me. I’m literally a part of their family. I can’t turn my back on them when they helped me when I had no food and Floyd wasn’t even [in the equation]. That’s what it came down to, my relationship with the Rahmans. I understand Floyd doesn’t want me associating with them, but I can’t turn my back on them. That is over something that I have no control over. That whole situation has nothing to do with me.”

The video of the confrontation could be viewed here; http://www.boxingscene.com/luis-arias-sounds-off-on-mayweather-confrontation-video–83675

– Oun Abbas Hussain / @Ouney86

– UK Correspondent for Behind the Gloves.