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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Mayweather’s claims leave big questions
Earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime and former Showtime exec Stephen Espinoza claiming that they had defrauded the fighter out of millions of dollars he earned during his years fighting on the Showtime banner. The lawsuit filed over 11 years after his last fight poses some serious questions about its validity. […]
Mayweather sues Showtime
TMZ Sports was the first to report that Floyd Mayweather is suing Showtime and Stephen Espinoza claiming he is owed millions due to financial fraud. The lawsuit filed in California alleges that Showtime misappropriated funds as part of a “long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud” by Al Haymon. In addition, Mayweather claims Espinoza was […]
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 […]
Tyson Fury returns in April on Netflix
Former boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury returns to the ring with a fight against Arslan Makhmudov on April 11th on Netflix. The 37-year-old claimed to have retired last year after two losses to Oleksandr Usyk. But, as with everyone in combat sports, no one ever really retires. The Ring will be promoting this fight as […]