The parties in the Austin Trout-WBO case are awaiting a District Court Judge determination on whether an arbitration provision in the promotion’s agreement should stand. Amicus Brief by MMA Payout An amicus brief was filed last month which advocates on behalf of the boxer that due to the one-sided drafting of the WBO’s Appeal Regulations, […]
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2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 2 Judge grants class certification in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit has been dormant in 2020 partly due to the pandemic but mainly the parties waited in anticipation of a ruling from last year’s evidentiary hearing and the class action certification. In December, Judge Richard Boulware granted the plaintiffs a major victory by certifying the class of athletes affected per the claims […]
The Legal Submission Episode 17- Jojo Diaz sues manager, manager sues advisor
Its another episode of The Legal Submission. This time we take a look at a case in which a boxer sues his manager for allegedly taking advantage of him and the manager turns around and sues the boxer’s new advisor’s for giving the boxer $100K. The original post is here. Complaint Filed 12.18.2020 … by […]
Boxer sues manager, manager sues advisor with organized crime ties
A federal lawsuit in California pits a boxing manager against his client and his new advisory group. This case involves former U.S. Olympian and current IBF Super Featherweight Titel holder JoJo Diaz and his former manager Moses Heredia. Diaz sued Heredia in state court in California. In turn, a few weeks after the lawsuit this […]
JoJo Diaz manager sues MTK Global
A new lawsuit has arisen with Heredia Boxing Management and its owner filing a lawsuit against MTK Global Sports Management, LLC, Golden Boy Promotions, Inc., VGC, LLP, Paul Gibson and Daniel Kinahan. The Complaint filed in Los Angeles Federal Court claims that MTK Global paid boxer JoJo Diaz $100K for the fighter to leave his […]