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. […]
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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 […]
Amendments proposed to Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act
On Wednesday morning the House Subcommittee on Education & Workforce held a hearing on markups for H.R. 4624, the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (Boxing Revival Act). Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) gave the opening statement. He supports the Boxing Revival Act and gave an overview of the bill. He also indicated his support of […]