According to a report in the New York Daily News, middleweight contender Jermall Charlo lost more than $150,000 in cash and jewels when a group of women swiped his bag at the 40/40 Club, which is owned by Jay-Z, on W. 25th St. near Broadway in Manhattan, New York.
The paper spoke to police sources, who indicate that Charlo and his crew were involved in a fight at the club - and during the commotion the boxer's fiends left his Louis Vuitton bag unattended on a table.
When Charlo returned to his seat, the bag (likely valued at $5,000-plus) and its contents — $40,000 in cash and $115,000 in jewelry — had vanished.
Local police reviewed surveillance footage and spotted five women leaving the club with the bag.
Police have released the video of the women and are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
Charlo was in town to watch Deontay Wilder defend his WBC heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
After the fight, Charlo was involved in a heated confrontation with former WBA middleweight beltholder Daniel Jacobs. Some words were exchanged between the two boxers and their friends.
Charlo is scheduled to fight for the WBC's interim-title on April 21 against Hugo Centeno Jr. in a Showtime televised bout. The April date took a hit on Sunday, when Omar Figueroa withdrew from the scheduled main event fight with Adrien Broner. Premier Boxing Champions is now actively hunting for a replacement.
Charlo had previously held the IBF junior middleweight title before making the jump to the middleweight ranks in 2017.
The winner of Charlo vs. Centeno will become the mandatory challenger to the huge rematch in May - between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez - who battle for the WBC, IBO, WBA, IBF world titles at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,