The International Boxing Federation has filed a Motion to Stay Discovery in its case against boxer Jai Opetaia pending the results of the IBF’s motion to dismiss complaint. The motion was filed in response to 101 document requests from Opetaia’s lawyers. As a refresher, Opetaia filed the lawsuit in July alleging that the IBF pulled […]
Boxing Lawsuits
IBF files reply brief in Opetaia lawsuit
The IBF has filed its Reply Brief in opposition to Jai Opetaia’s opposition to Motion to Dismiss. The IBF contends that Opetaia did not follow the rules afforded to him by the IBF. Opetaia claims, according to the IBF, come down to its decision not to sanction his Zuffa bout last spring and the subsequent […]
Court denies Top Rank’s Motion to Dismiss in Keane case
The court in the William Keane case against Top Rank Boxing denied the promotion’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit prior to responding to the merits. The lawsuit was first filed in 2015. There will be a status conference on October 13th to set pre-trial dates and deadlines. The court also heard Keane’s motion to reopen […]
Opetaia fires back at IBF in opposition to MTD
Lawyers for Jai Opetaia filed an opposition to the International Boxing Federation’s Motion to Dismiss. The boxer, who has two fights under his belt with Zuffa Boxing, protests the IBF for stripping him of his title. Opetaia filed the lawsuit in July claiming that the IBF unfairly stripped him of his title this past March […]
Don King sends Zuffa Boxing cease and desist
The attorney for Don King sent a cease and desist letter to Zuffa Boxing demanding that his promoted fighter Noel Mikaelian should not be fighting Jai Opetaia as the co-main event of Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. King argues that Zuffa Boxing did not negotiate with Don King Promotions (DKP) for the services of Mikaelian. […]