A major heavyweight showdown has been postponed due to a boxer testing positive for COVID-19. Alexander Povetkin has been hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus and his fight with Dillan Whyte has been pushed back until January 30th. Povetkin and Whyte were set to fight on November 21st but promoter Eddie Hearn made the […]
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Still seeking break from Golden Boy-DAZN, Canelo wants his case to stay in court, not arbitration
Canelo Alvarez filed his Statement regarding Arbitration in his lawsuit in federal court against DAZN and Golden Boy. Not surprising, he argues that arbitration cannot occur despite the provisions in the contracts that state otherwise. Canelo Statement Regarding Arbitration by MMA Payout on Scribd The main thrust of his argument is that since there are […]
DAZN, Golden Boy both request dismissal of Canelo case in favor of arbitration
On Monday afternoon, Golden Boy Boxing filed a Statement with the Court regarding Arbitration notifying the Court and Canelo Alvarez that they will enforce the arbitration provision found in Canelo’s Promotional Contract. Later that evening, DAZN filed a similar Statement with the court and in addition requested that the lawsuit be dismissed. The parties to […]
Golden Boy, DAZN required to file contracts with court in Canelo case, notify of invoking arbitration clause
Monday will be an interesting day in the Canelo Alvarez lawsuit against DAZN and Golden Boy. The court has set a deadline of October 26th as to filing the contracts that are the center of the dispute. According to a minute order from the court, the parties were to “meet and confer” which basically means […]