Sports marketing and talent management company Wasserman has purchased European boxing promoter Team Sauerland to create Wasserman Boxing. The move puts the LA-based company into the industry of boxing events. Sauerland’s stable included IBF world cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis and English middleweight contender Chris Eubank, Jr. The foray into boxing will focus on promotion in […]
Anderson Silva-Julio Cesar Chavez boxing event announced
TMZ Sports reports that UFC and MMA legend Anderson Silva has signed to box Julio Cesar Chavez on June 19th. Silva’s time in the UFC ended after he was released by the company in November 2020. Yet, the 45-year-old wanted to continue his career. The bout will take place on an event entitled, “Tribute to […]
Ngannou NFT sells for $284K
The next big thing in collectibles is something called a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). An NFT piece of art created by Australian artist BossLogic of Francis Ngannou sold for $284,000 on Monday. A non-fungible token is a unit of data on a digital ledger called a blockchain, where each NFT can represent a unique digital term, […]
Promoter sues Shohjahon Ergashev, boxer counters with allegations of Ali Act abuse
A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District Court of Michigan reveals a boxing promoter suing his former fighter in a breach of contract lawsuit. Shohjahon Ergashev was sued by Dmitry Salita as a result of taking a fight outside of his contract with Salita Promotions. Also involved in the lawsuit was Ergashev’s manager. According to […]
Oscar De La Hoya announces date of return to boxing
Oscar De la Hoya announced that he is returning to the boxing ring to fight. At the Jake Paul-Ben Askren press conference this past Friday, the former multi-division title holder stated he’ll be back on July 3rd to fight at a yet to be announced Triller Fight Club event. According to multiple reports after De […]