World of Boxing has submitted a rebuttal expert to address the additional “raw data” supplied by the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory. The report is from Biochemist Dr. Douwe de Boer. Dr. de Boer reviewed the information including the rebuttal expert report from Wilder’s expert. Importantly, it includes review of Povetkin’s VADA urine drug tests from […]
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GSP and MMAAA lawyer leaves Weil for boutique and open own consulting practice
James Quinn, the lawyer for Georges St. Pierre and MMAAA, has moved from to boutique litigation firm Berg & Androphy per Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal. Quinn has left Weil Gotschal where he worked for more than 40 years. According to Mullen, Quinn also will open a consulting practice entitled J.W. Quinn ADR. […]
Parties agreed to extend time for UFC, White to answer Mark Hunt lawsuit
Wilder claims non-produced email key to case
Meldonium is the key issue when attorneys for boxer Deontay Wilder and his promoter Lou DiBella square off against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter World of Boxing. In the latest filings, Wilder’s attorneys claim that Povetkin’s side withheld a damaging email it sent to VADA regarding Povetkin’s testing. Now, Wilder’s attorneys are seeking to introduce […]
Povetkin asks court for rebuttal expert in Meldonium testing dispute
As trial in the Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin is ready to go next week, the attorneys for each side are fighting over expert data. The sole issue to be determined at trial is whether Povetkin ingested Meldonium after January 1, 2016. Povetkin took Meldonium as recommended by his physician in August and September 2015 prior to […]