The International Boxing Federation has found Triller in default of its contractual obligations to hold the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos fight and the rights have gone to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The ruling likely will set off lawsuits from the participants involved against the upstart boxing promotion. Triller attempted to move the date from Monday, October […]
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Golden Boy files motion to dismiss Diaz manager lawsuit
Golden Boy Promotions has filed a motion to dismiss in the Moses Heredia lawsuit which is set to be heard on November 5th according to court filings. The filing is part of the JoJo Diaz lawsuit in which his former manager claims that MTK Global interfered with his contractual relationship with the boxer after Diaz […]
Triller will not promote Lopez-Kambosos
The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos fight will not be promoted by Triller according to a report from Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. CONFIRMED: Triller COO Thorsten Meier tells @YahooSports that Triller will not promote the #LopezKambosos fight. Already spent multiple millions trying to get the fight on. This is part of a much larger story coming […]
Report finds manipulation of fights at boxing in 2016 Olympics
An investigator appointed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) determined that some of its own officials selected referees and judges to ensures that bouts could be manipulated in Olympic qualifying and at the Rio de Janeiro Games. There were also some signs of coercion at the 2012 Olympics in London. Investigator Richard McLaren noted that […]
Lopez-Kambosos fight in jeopardy as challenger seeks legal action
Teofimo Lopez’s first IBF title defense is in shambles as the transient date for his fight against George Kambosos is in purgatory with the challenger demanding more money due to the shiftiness of the fight dates. ESPN reports that Kambosos’ legal counsel sent a letter to the IBF citing that the promoter, Triller, is in […]