A man who said his car was struck by bullets during an attack outside a Las Vegas skating rink Sunday night told a newspaper that boxer Floyd Mayweather personally threatened him less than an hour beforehand.

Las Vegas police have said they do not consider Mayweather a suspect in the incident after searching one of his luxury automobiles Monday.The Las Vegas Review-Journal quotes 24-year-old Quincey Williams as saying Mayweather confronted him at the skating rink.

Williams told the newspaper Mayweather was angry over a text message he sent the Grand Rapids native about two months ago, in which he wrote that he hopes the boxer loses a Sept. 19 comeback bout to Juan Manuel Marquez.

Williams said he took Mayweather's threats to mean the boxer has "enough money to get me hit."

Williams said his BMW was the vehicle later struck by several gunshots outside Crystal Palace Skating Center. No one was injured in the incident.

A Las Vegas Metro Police Department spokesman previously confirmed that a BMW was the make of the car struck by the gunshots and that Williams is one of two victims listed on the incident report.

Mayweather's Rolls-Royce was seen leaving the skating rink after the shots were fired, just after 10 p.m. Sunday, witnesses said.

Police executed a search warrant of Mayweather's car Monday at his residence. They described the boxer as cooperative.

Police said two men were considered suspects in the incident, including a man who goes by the nickname "O.C." and is an associate of Mayweather Promotions.

The victim's car was shot as it exited the skating rink parking lot, police said.

Williams said he did not see who shot at him but told the newspaper he was dismayed that police did not arrest Mayweather and believes the boxer knows who committed the crime.

"Floyd knows who he is. He works for Floyd," said Williams, who claimed he has known Mayweather for about a decade.

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