In this episode of The Legal Submission I take a look at boxer Dillian Whyte’s efforts to force the WBC to give him a title shot. As its interim champion, Whyte states that he has been leapfrogged for title shots. Although not by name, Whyte points out two boxers that received shots before him. At […]
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Report: Belfort-Holyfield PPV draws 150K PPV buys
According to boxing writer Dan Rafael, Saturday’s night Triller fight featuring Vitor Belfort and Evander Holyfield drew 150,000 PPV buys including linear and digital platforms. The third featured Triller PPV broadcast in its existence likely grossed about $7.5M from the PPV alone (assuming 150K buys) per Rafael. However, the gross revenue did not cover the […]
Whyte files lawsuit against WBC seeking discovery, depositions for arbitration
Heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte has filed a lawsuit against the World Boxing Council seeking to force the organization into arbitration as well as request limited discovery. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida requests assistance from the Court in obtaining discovery in preparation for an arbitration to take place in Sweden. The litigation boils […]
PBC on Fox draws 735K viewers for Sunday telecast
PBC on Fox drew 735,000 viewers on Sunday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 177,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. PBC on Fox featured Jesus Ramos as he defeated Brian Mendoza in an event from the Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota. The telecast drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo and 1.2 in the […]
De La Hoya tests positive for COVID-19, comeback delayed
On Friday, Oscar De La Hoya announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and is in the hospital. His fight with former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is off. Fortunately, the card will not be cancelled as Evander Holyfield is stepping in to fight Belfort. De La Hoya sent a social media post from what […]