The Athletic is reporting that Deontay Wilder is initiating a dispute resolution provision in the contract with Tyson Fury to force a third fight in the trilogy. Mediation on the matter is set to begin this week. According to Wilder, mediation over the matter is the process which is to settle this dispute per the […]
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Canelo Alvarez is a free agent
Canelo Alvarez is a free agent according to his manager Eddy Reynoso in a social media post on Friday. ESPN and The Athletic confirmed through sources that indeed Alvarez can seek other opportunities as it appears that an agreement between Golden Boy and DAZN has been brokered. ✍🏻#TEAMCANELO🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/zB2M3Esh4T — EDDY REYNOSO (@CANELOTEAM) November 6, […]
Ring City, USA sued by promoter for alleged breach of agreement
A lawsuit was filed in New Jersey Superior Court against an upstart boxing company, Ring City USA by Greg Cohen. The lawsuit claims that the company left him out of the partnership while taking his idea. The lawsuit claims that Cohen, a boxing promoter, would be a part of an upstart boxing promotion that would […]
Judge in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit orders another status conference
A minute order issued on Saturday indicates that there will be another hearing in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. November 19th Judge Richard Boulware will conduct a status conference which will be via video conference as a result of the worldwide pandemic. A previous status conference was held in September which had no real takeaways except […]
Still seeking break from Golden Boy-DAZN, Canelo wants his case to stay in court, not arbitration
Canelo Alvarez filed his Statement regarding Arbitration in his lawsuit in federal court against DAZN and Golden Boy. Not surprising, he argues that arbitration cannot occur despite the provisions in the contracts that state otherwise. Canelo Statement Regarding Arbitration by MMA Payout on Scribd The main thrust of his argument is that since there are […]