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Floyd Mayweather Jr denied Australian visa

Promoter Max Markson says an appeal will be filed after authorities denied boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr a visa for Australia.

Floyd Mayweather Jr's representatives will appeal after the American boxer was denied a visa to enter Australia due to his criminal record for domestic violence.

Speaking to radio station SEN on Wednesday, promoter Max Markson said Mayweather Jr's planned promotional tour of Sydney and Melbourne scheduled to start on Thursday has now been postponed.

Mayweather Jr, 37, has previously served two months in jail during 2012, after pleading guilty to assaulting his former partner in front of their children.

That was enough for Australian authorities to refuse his visa application, following a concerted campaign by domestic violence campaigners not to allow him into the country.

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'The Government takes very seriously its role in protecting the Australian community from the risk of harm by non-citizens who engage in criminal conduct and/or conduct that is of serious concern,' said Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash in quotes from News Corp.

'Visa applicants must demonstrate they are of good character, as required under the character test in the Migration Act 1958, before they are granted a visa.'

Markson says an appeal will be made even if full refunds are available to people who had bought tickets to the promotional events.

'I'm still very confident that we'll get Floyd Mayweather in Australia,' Markson said.

'He hasn't offended for almost five years; he's done his time for the crimes. I believe there are other issues there.

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'He's of no danger to the Australian Community. He's coming here with his 14-year-old daughter and her mother.'

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