A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by boxer Andre Ward which attempted to terminate his promotional contract with promoter Dan Goossen. Although the case was dismissed, there are other pending lawsuits between the boxer and promoter. Ward had filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking declaratory relief which […]
Archives for August 2014
Le contributes sponsor money to orphanage
MMA Junkie reports that Cung Le will be donating a large part of his sponsorship money to a Vietnamese orphanage. Le bought rice, toys, candy and gave money to an orphanage in his native Vietnam. The 42 year old former Strikeforce champion faces Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 48 in Macau, China. Le put […]
NAC delays Silva decision due to motion to dismiss
At its monthly meeting held on Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission tabled the disciplinary hearing of Wanderlei Silva due to the fighter’s motion to dismiss the disciplinary complaint filed against him. No date had been set for the continued hearing. As you recall, at the NAC hearing in June, Silva admitted he evaded a […]
Glory appoints new CEO, returns to Spike for ’15
Glory Sports International announced that it has appointed Jon J. Franklin as Global Chief Executive via company press release. It also announced that it has extended its agreement with Spike TV to provide original kickboxing programming through 2015. Via Glory press release: GLORY Sports International and its board of directors today [August 19, 2014] appointed Jon J. […]
Promoter sues boxer Ward for defamation
Boxing promoter Dan Goossen has filed a lawsuit against boxer Andre Ward and his attorneys as a result of Ward’s lawsuit claiming that the promoter violated the Ali Act when promoting the super middleweight. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses Ward, his attorney James McCarroll and McCarroll’s law firm Reed Smith of […]