Golden Boy Boxing has filed an emergency restraining order to prevent Vergil Ortiz from signing a fight with Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Golden Boy is also seeking the Ortiz lawsuit to be moved to arbitration. The situation arises out of a lawsuit filed by Vergil Ortiz last month. Ortiz alleged that Golden Boy breached his promotional […]
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Golden Boy programming finds a home
Boxing Scene reports that Oscar De La Hoya has signed a multi-year deal with Swerve TV. Swerve TV is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) provider found on many platforms including Rokio, Fubio TV, Prime Video and more. Unlike Subscription Video on Demand, there is no cost and unlike Ad-supported Video on Demand there it […]
Vergil Ortiz sues Golden Boy
Vergil Ortiz sued Golden Boy Promotions in an attempt to get out of his promotional contract with Golden Boy. The lawsuit stems from Ortiz’s desire to fight Jarron “Boots” Ennis next. Ennis is represented by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. De la Hoya claims that he is negotiating a deal with Hearn but the two sides […]
Ryan Garcia/Golden Boy sued by Fanmio
Ryan Garcia and his promoter Golden Boy Boxing are being sued by Fanmio in a federal court in California based on Garcia withdrawing from an exhibition fight in December 2024. The promoter of that event claims that Garcia must fulfill his commitment to the exhibition with kickboxer Rukya Anpo before he fights again. Garcia had […]
2024 year in boxing from an outsider perspective
2024 saw some interesting fights from an outsider perspective and one big fight that spoke to what people perceive boxing to be. The big fight that I’m talking about is Logan Paul fighting Mike Tyson. The event was widely publicized and received much more buzz than I thought would happen. Foreshadowing the event, the original […]