UK boxing heavyweight Daniel Dubois has sued Don King for not paying him for his June 2022 fight against Trevor Bryan. King paid $3.1 million for the right to secure the rights to the fight which was to be a 55/45 split between the fighter and Bryan with Dubois opponent receiving the 55 percent. According […]
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Boxing promoter Cohen reveals payments to consultant with ties to WBA
Boxing Scene reports of a possible tie between a boxing promoter and the World Boxing Association where the promoter sent money to a company that works “closely” with sanctioning bodies. The transaction appears to be a payment made to a sanctioning body for the purpose of creating influence to give his fighters better fights. The […]
Vince McMahon announces retirement
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced via his social media account that he is retiring. McMahon stepped away from his role due to the discovery of payments made to women for affairs. The Wall Street Journal first reported the story. It soon followed up with the exclusive that he paid four women $12 million as hush […]
Updated lawsuit against Don King names WBA and Mendoza
Heavyweight boxer Mahmoud Charr has added defendants to his lawsuit against Don King. The federal court in the Southern District of Florida allowed for Charr to amend his complaint originally filed last August. In the new addition to the lawsuit, Charr adds the World Boxing Association and its president, Gilbert Mendoza, Jr. as conspiring with […]
Crawford wins round against Top Rank
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court of Nevada granted Terence Crawford’s Motion to Remand his lawsuit against Top Rank to move back to state court. The move allows Crawford’s case to proceed where he originally filed the case. Background on the lawsuit here and here. Crawford is suing Top Rank Boxing for Breach of Contract […]