Manny Pacquiao will not have to pay $75.2 million in taxes…yet. This is based on a recent Philippine Supreme Court ruling which stated that the government could not seize the boxer’s assets while his income tax case is being heard per Yahoo! Sports. The tax issue was based on the claim that the Filipino boxer […]
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Boxer Ward loses again to promoter
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by boxer Andre Ward which attempted to terminate his promotional contract with promoter Dan Goossen. Although the case was dismissed, there are other pending lawsuits between the boxer and promoter. Ward had filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking declaratory relief which […]
Promoter sues boxer Ward for defamation
Boxing promoter Dan Goossen has filed a lawsuit against boxer Andre Ward and his attorneys as a result of Ward’s lawsuit claiming that the promoter violated the Ali Act when promoting the super middleweight. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court accuses Ward, his attorney James McCarroll and McCarroll’s law firm Reed Smith of […]
Garcia on Showtime scores 608K viewers
ESPN’s Dan Rafael tweeted the ratings for this past Saturday’s boxing event on Showtime which featured Danny Garcia received an average viewership of 608,000 of its subscribers. Rafael noted that HBO boxing events on its network average 957K viewers while Showtime averages 587K. Of course, this is based on subscribers and HBO has more subscribers. […]
Andre Ward sues promoter for Ali Act violations
Andre Ward has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California against his promoter, Goossen Tutor Promotions and Dan Goosen. The lawsuit is premised upon the Muhammad Ali Act. The lawsuit, filed on August 4th cites violations made by Dan Goossen which violate the federal law which was put in […]