Jaron “Boots” Ennis will be facing a trial in federal court in Iowa against Chris Middendorf and Victory Boxing Promotions. Middendorf alleges that he is the rightful promoter of Ennis and is suing the boxer, Ennis’ father and Cameron and Joseph Dunkin who allege they are the rightful promoters of the up-and-coming boxer. The lawsuit […]
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Salita Promotions files contempt order against Ergashev for fighting outside of promotional contract
Salita Promotions has filed a Motion for Contempt and Sanctions against boxer Shohjahon Ergashev and his manager Oleg Bogdanov for violating the Court’s Injunctive Order preventing him from fighting without the consent of his promoter. The boxer and manager have requested additional time to respond to the motion and/or settle the issue. Background on this […]
The Legal Submission Episode 22: Brant v. Cohen/Rapacz Boxing
Endeavor files full prospectus with SEC as it seeks to raise $511M
On Tuesday, Endeavor filed its full prospects with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has valued WME and the UFC at about $10 billion. It intends to raise about $511 million with its IPO with anticipated shares going between $23-24 per share. In addition to the public shares, it is doing a private offering […]
Law firm accused of illegally soliciting class members in UFC Antitrust lawsuit responds
Sparacino, PLLC has filed an opposition brief to Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Compel the firm to prevent them from contacting potential class members in the lawsuit. The law firm indicated that it had partnered with another firm to handle antitrust claims arising out of the Zuffa case. But, due to plaintiffs’ harassment, it decided that […]