Bellator 139 drew an average viewership of 764,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event is down from its tent pole event of a week prior but it still was the second-best rating on the network since February. In the main event of Friday night, former UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo […]
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Golden Boy sues Haymon for antitrust violations
Golden Boy Promotions LLC and boxer Bernard Hopkins filed suit this week against Al Haymon and a variety of Haymon’s businesses and associates with respect to violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Los Angeles. The lawsuit paints the picture that many competitors have accused Haymon of for […]
Golden Boy eyes potential antitrust lawsuit against Haymon, PBC
There are reasons why Al Haymon never speaks, one of those may be to prevent the threat of litigation. A recent article about Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions may bring on an antitrust lawsuit involving rival Golden Boy Promotions as chief plaintiff. A recent Sports Business Journal article featured Haymon’s PBC and went over how funding was […]
May-Pac PPV will cost $99
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that May 2nd’s long-awaited PPV fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will have a price point of $99 HD and $89 SD. It will be the highest priced PPV ever. The previous high for a sport PPV was “The One” which featured Mayweather fighting Canelo Alvarez. The […]
Featherweight boxer Gonzalez sued by Golden Boy
ESPN reports that Golden Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit against boxer Jhonny Gonzalez on Friday prior to his fight on Saturday. The complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court claims that Gonzalez’s Mexican promoter violated Golden Boy’s exclusive rights to promote his bouts. Despite the lawsuit, it did not attempt to file an injunction from […]