MMA Payout has obtained a copy of the lawsuit filed by promoters Main Events as it is suing the promoter for Adonis Stevenson for bowing out of an intended fight with Sergey Kovalev. The lawsuit centers around the involvement of boxing insider Al Haymon. It was filed last month with little occurring in the lawsuit […]
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Golden Boy and Schaefer heading to arbitration
ESPN reports that Golden Boy Promotions has requested arbitration against former CEO Richard Schaefer. According to the report, De la Hoya and Golden Boy are requesting $50 million in damages from Schaefer although no allegations have been reported as to the claim. The case is being sent to private arbitration per the terms of Schaefer’s […]
Cotto-Martinez: 300-315K PPV buys
SI.com is reporting that the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez Top Rank PPV event that took place on June 7th only drew between 300-315K PPV buys which is well under the expected 500K anticipated. After putting Martinez down three times in the first round, Cotto scored a 10th round KO of Martinez. It was a much anticipated […]
Cotto-Martinez replay on HBO does 954K viewers
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that the replay of the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez fight on HBO drew 970,000 viewers and peaked at 1.126 million. It was the opening of the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast which drew 954,000 viewers overall and was the most-watched BAD card of the year. The live main event which featured Ruslan […]
Alvarez-Lara PPV also in theaters July 12
The July 12th PPV between Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara will be shown in movie theaters as well as on Showtime PPV. In conjunction with Fathom Events, the Showtime/Golden Boy card will be in over 200 theaters across the country. Fathom Events is the company that has worked with putting UFC PPV events in theaters […]