The former manager of Vitaly Minakov has sued his current manager Ali Abdelaziz along with Minakov in Orange County Superior Court in California last month. RusFighters LLC, Minakov’s former agency is suing Minakov and MMA Manager Ali Abdelaziz alleging breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations and declaratory relief. The lawsuit was filed on […]
Court dismisses all but one claim in Mark Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC
In a 28-page order filed on Thursday, the United States District Court of Nevada dismissed all but one of UFC fighter Mark Hunt’s claims in his lawsuit alleging among its claims breach of contract, fraud and RICO Violations against the UFC. The Order dismissed White and Lesnar in the lawsuit leaving just the UFC as […]
Boxer Austin Trout appeals District Court ruling moving Ali Act claims to arbitration
Boxer Austin Trout has filed a Notice of Appeal of a District Court ruling which moved his case against the World Boxing Organization to arbitration. Late last year, Trout brought a Motion for Reconsideration hoping that the Court would alter its decision which includes claims which violate the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. Among the […]
Showtime Boxing (2-9) draws peak of 486K for main event
Saturday night’s Showtime Boxing event featuring Gervonta Davis’ one round decimation of Hugo Ruiz drew 429,000 viewers. The short fight peaked with 486,000 viewers. Ruiz was a last-minute replacement for Abner Mares who had to pull out due to injury. The co-main event of the telecast saw Mario Barrios KO Richard Zamora in the 4th […]
Update on Wilder Povetkin Appeal
A couple weeks ago, attorneys for Deontay Wilder filed a Reply Brief in its Appellate case with World of Boxing and Alexander Povetkin. The long-winding legal case currently resides in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Reply Brief by on Scribd Specifically, Wilder appeals the U.S. District Court’s ruling which dismissed the boxer’s allegations that […]