Canelo Alvarez filed a lawsuit against Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy and DAZN for breach of contract among other claims filed on Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles. Alvarez is seeking money damages as well as an order from the court granting him release from his promotional contract with Oscar De La Hoya’s […]
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Fury, McGregor highest paid combat sports athletes according to Forbes.com list
Forbes.com listed the highest paid celebrities and athletes of 2020. Despite just one fight, Conor McGregor cracked the list along with several boxers. In the overall list, McGregor came in at #53 overall earning $48 million in 2020. The reported earnings come in right before NBA players James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The list […]
Lara heads PBC on Fox payouts with $500K
The California State Athletic Commission disclosed the PBC on Fox payouts from this past Saturday. The event took place at The Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In the feature bout, Erslandy Lara defeated Greg Vendetti. For his win, Lara received $500,000. Vendetti earned $127,500. The rest of the $774,500 purse is as follows: Zack […]
Shawn Porter leads PBC on Fox payouts
Shawn Porter led the PBC on Fox payouts per disclosures obtained by MMA Payout. Porter led the payouts with $1 million for his decisive victory against Sebastian Formella. Formella earned $25,000. The entire purse for the card was $1.135 million. The other payouts were as follows: Nathanial Gallimore: $30,000 Sebastian Fundora: $35,000 Shawn West: $5,000 […]
Showtime Boxing draws 198K viewers average
Showtime Boxing on Saturday night drew a 198,000 viewer average according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured David Benavidez as he outclassed Alexis Angulo and the fight was called by Angulo’s corner after 10 rounds. The only drawback from the fight was Benavidez unable to make the 168 pound weight limit. According to […]