The Nevada court in the Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. lawsuit has granted the boxer a temporary restraining order in allowing the fighter to proceed with his bout this Friday in Arizona against Daniel Jacobs.
The court hearing held in Clark County Nevada on Tuesday morning found that Bob Bennett’s letter dated November 13th to Matchroom Boxing threatening Chavez’s promoter with disciplinary action and the hearing scheduled before the Arizona Boxing Commission to discuss the issue “indirectly results in a threat of immediate irreparable harm to Chavez for which there is no practical compensation.” This finding by the Court was one of the reasons why the Temporary Restraining Order was granted.
The court indicated that the TRO will expire “at the conclusion of the trial on the merits.” It further held that “little to no harm will result” to the Commission from the narrowly tailored injunctive relief pending hearing. The court also ordered that Chavez post a “nominal $1,000 bond” for the Temporary Restraining Order to take effect.
Chavez filed a lawsuit against the Commission after he failed to provide the NAC a drug sample while training in Los Angeles. He argued that he was an unlicensed boxer in Nevada at the time and was not subject to drug testing.
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Payout Perspective:
The result is not surprising considering the standard for Temporary Restraining Orders which must have Chavez show the court that he will suffer immediate irreparable injury unless the order is issued. Obviously, with Chavez having a fight in Arizona on Friday, there is the looming injury of missing a fight. The order is temporary and most likely a preliminary injunction will be sought and/or litigation on the merits of Chavez claim will occur after the fight.
One might conclude that the effort of filing this lawsuit in order to obtained a TRO to allow for the Jacobs fight to take place is a unique, economic benefit strategy. The cost of the lawsuit was less than the payday that Chavez would have realized by fighting Jacobs. Of course, for Matchroom Boxing to move the fight from Nevada to Arizona probably upset the Nevada Athletic Commission as a sign of going around its authority.
MMA Payout will keep you posted on the results of the lawsuit.
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