Mayweather owes taxman $US22 million

Boxer Floyd Mayweather's tax issues have been revealed as he prepares for his August fight against UFC star Conor McGregor.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor

The IRS says boxer Floyd Mayweather owes $US22 million in taxes from 2015. (AAP)

The IRS says boxer Floyd Mayweather owes $US22 million in taxes from 2015, the year he earned his biggest payday with a blockbuster fight against Manny Pacquiao.

A notice of a federal tax lien filed against the undefeated fighter nicknamed "Money" shows the balance as unpaid as of March 6.

The document was filed with county officials in Las Vegas in April.

Mayweather's tax troubles come as he gets ready to come out of retirement to fight against Irish MMA star Conor McGregor in August.

The lien for 2015 is just the latest in a series of tax liens filed by the IRS against Mayweather over the past decade.

Mayweather's tax lawyer did not immediately return a request seeking comment on Tuesday.

Mayweather was set to appear at a news conference in Los Angeles to promote the fight, the first of four this week.

He said in a Facebook post that he paid the IRS $US26 million ($A34 million) in 2015, and that he's sure he would have been notified much sooner had there been any "real discrepancies."

Mayweather said: "My empire is rock solid and intact."


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