While the Al Haymon-Golden Boy lawsuit appears to be over barring an appeal, there is another boxing lawsuit set for trial next week. Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin are set to go to trial this Monday. A brief background can be found here. The parties in the case have insisted that the lawsuit proceed to […]
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Aldo latest fighter to talk up boxing career
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 […]
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 […]