The Nevada Athletic Commission has released the attendance and gate for the May 4th fight between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event was the sixth largest boxing event at the T-Mobile Arena with the top 5 involving Canelo. The other event, Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor had the largest […]
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Payouts from Canelo-Jacobs; Canelo nets $23.6M after fees, license and taxes
MMA Payout has obtained the payout sheet from the Nevada Athletic Commission from this past Saturday’s Canelo-Jacbos fight. Canelo Alvarez earned the most for the night as he grossed $35 million. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: $35M Daniel Jacobs: $2.5M Vergil Ortiz, II Jr.: $75,000 Mauricio Herrera: $75,00 Joseph P. Diaz, Jr.: $100,000 Freddy L. Fonseca: $10,000 […]
Disgruntled May-Pac fans get oral argument in appeals court
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 […]
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” […]