The Legal Submission 62 takes a look at my recent post on the Mladen Miljas-Greg Cohen lawsuit. Looking at trial transcripts, I look at how the Court looked at a possible loophole in the current Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.
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Garcia files Motion to Dismiss lawsuit filed by Golden Boy
On Monday, Ryan Garcia filed a Motion to Dismiss a lawsuit filed by Golden Boy Boxing. Garcia’s advisor, Guadalupe Valencia, also sued in this lawsuit filed a similar motion. The lawsuit was filed by Golden Boy after Garcia sought mediation with respect to his contract with Golden Boy. He agreed to sign a 5 year […]
Court finds hole in Ali Act
One of the overlooked issues that came out of the Mladen Miljas-Greg Cohen lawsuit was the Court’s interpretation of the Muhammad Ali. We take a look at the trial transcript on the day they examined the Ali Act as it pertained to damages. Background of the lawsuit can be found here as well as an […]
Top Rank Boxing Navarrete-Valdez draws 669K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 669,000 viewers per Sports Media Watch. The telecast which followed UFC programming drew 0.22 in the 18-49 demo. The feature fight saw Navarrete win a unanimous decision over Valdez. According to BoxingScene.com the peak viewership for the telecast was 884,000 viewers. The UFC main card overran its time slot […]
UFC Fight Night 224 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 224 took place in London on Saturday and saw the headliner, Tom Aspinall come away with one of the fight night bonuses. Aspinall’s stoppage of Marcin Tybura earned the heavyweight a $50K Fight Night bonus. His win also propels him into the mix for an eventual shot at the heavyweight title in […]