Earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime and former Showtime exec Stephen Espinoza claiming that they had defrauded the fighter out of millions of dollars he earned during his years fighting on the Showtime banner. The lawsuit filed over 11 years after his last fight poses some serious questions about its validity. […]
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Mayweather sues Showtime
TMZ Sports was the first to report that Floyd Mayweather is suing Showtime and Stephen Espinoza claiming he is owed millions due to financial fraud. The lawsuit filed in California alleges that Showtime misappropriated funds as part of a “long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud” by Al Haymon. In addition, Mayweather claims Espinoza was […]
Golden Boy programming finds a home
Boxing Scene reports that Oscar De La Hoya has signed a multi-year deal with Swerve TV. Swerve TV is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) provider found on many platforms including Rokio, Fubio TV, Prime Video and more. Unlike Subscription Video on Demand, there is no cost and unlike Ad-supported Video on Demand there it […]
Judge Boulware issues order Zuffa will not be happy with in Johnson antitrust case
Judge Richard Boulware issued a Supplemental Order on Tuesday in response to Zuffa’s attempt to stay a discovery order issued on January 6th. As a result, Judge Boulware gave a detailed accounting of the discovery issues. This includes calling out Zuffa for an “unfortunate pattern of obfuscation and discovery violations.” Judge Boulware also noted that […]
Zuffa files emergency appeal to Ninth Circuit in Kajan Johnson case
Last week, the UFC filed an emergency appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking relief so that it would not have to turn over discovery to plaintiffs in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Procedurally, the emergency motion is seeking a Court Order for an administrative stay and stay the district court order granting […]