On March 7th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in the appeal of the lawsuit brought by plaintiffs that purchased the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. The case was dismissed but appealed by the plaintiffs. The underlying facts of the lawsuit brought by multiple individuals and consolidated into […]
Golden Boy
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 8 – Golden Boy promotes first MMA event
Golden Boy Boxing made its debut promoting mixed martial arts this past November with a card in Inglewood, California. The event was headlined by Tito Ortiz taking on Chuck Liddell. The event was centered around the main event which was a farce to begin with as it was clear that Liddell was in no shape […]
DAZN signs Canelo to richest contract in sports
Canelo Alvarez has signed a 5-year, 11 fight deal worth $365 million with new streaming service DAZN according to ESPN. The deal begins with Alvarez’s December fight against Rocky Fieldinng. The deal is the richest athlete contract in sports history. According to the ESPN story, HBO had the right of first negotiation and a “last-look” […]
Canelo-GGG II draws approximately 1.1M PPV buys
Canelo-GGG II on September 15th drew approximately 1.1 million PPV buys per a report by ESPN which probed multiple industry sources regarding the buy rate. The report would mean that the rematch fell short of the original fight between the two. With a suggested retail price of $84.95, the event generated at least $94 million […]
Canelo-GGG II purses: Canelo $5M, GGG $4M
The Nevada Athletic Commission have disclosed the purses for this Saturday’s long-awaited rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Canelo will make a disclosed $5 million to show while GGG is guaranteed $4million. It is anticipated that both will make much more than the disclosed amounts based on contractual agreements which likely includes a cut […]