Jose Aldo became the latest UFC fighter to talk about boxing as an alternative to fighting in the UFC per MMA Fighting. In an interview with Brazilian outlet TV Combate, Aldo talked about wanting to start “at the bottom” in boxing and work his way up. Unlike Conor McGregor’s plan to fight Floyd Mayweather, Aldo […]
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McGregor-Mayweather talk up fight, White warns Conor
Conor McGregor’s pay-per-view interview took place on Saturday. While I did not view the interview, he had a lot to say including keeping alive the dream of a Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight. As if coordinated by the two, Floyd Mayweather her with talk about the fight. Of course, the two sides are just talking up […]
Court grants Haymon’s dismissal of Golden Boy’s antitrust lawsuit
Judge John Walter issued an order granting Al Haymon’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Golden Boy’s antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on May 5, 2015. The case was set to go to trial in March. In his 25-page opinion filed on Thursday, Judge Walter determined that Golden Boy did not […]
Golden Boy-ESPN announce TV deal
Golden Boy Promotions and ESPN have entered into an agreement to air the promotion’s fights on the sports network according to ESPN. The first of 42 fights will begin airing in March. The events will take place on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights which will mark a return to boxing on ESPN. Tecate will sponsor […]
Boxers set for trial date set for February 6th
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a request by attorneys for World of Boxing, L.L.C. to continue the February 6, 2017 trial date. For background on the case, see our post here. Essentially, the parties are suing each other over a failed fight in Russia due to an […]