California Judge: "Golden Boy Violated Top Rank's agreement with Donaire"

[SuckaPunch]

Top Rank wins round in Donaire case
by Kevin Iole

LAS VEGAS – Top Rank has won the first hurdle in the battle for the rights to promote burgeoning superstar Nonito Donaire.

Arbiter Daniel Weinstein, a retired California Superior Court judge, ruled Monday that Golden Boy Promotions violated a previous agreement with Top Rank not to poach each other’s fighters when it signed Donaire, the World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion, to a promotional agreement on March 16.

Weinstein told the parties of his decision on Monday and is expected to release his ruling in writing shortly.

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[Carpe Diem]

Bad timing for GBP as usual.

[el malo]

the bobfather 10-9 first round.

[mushahadeen]

hahahaha omg.

[bojangles1987]

Can you imagine if Donaire has to stay with Top Rank after everything Arum said?

[SuckaPunch]

Can you imagine if Donaire has to stay with Top Rank after everything Arum said?

Isn't Donaire's contract with Top Rank going to expire soon anyway? I don't understand why Nonito had to go through this mess when he could've just waited a few more months before signing with GBP.

[The Gambler1981]

Isn't Donaire's contract with Top Rank going to expire soon anyway? I don't understand why Nonito had to go through this mess when he could've just waited a few more months before signing with GBP.

Who wants to wait in this day and age?

[wazaa.]

Weinstein is Jewish.

No ****.

[el malo]

Isn't Donaire's contract with Top Rank going to expire soon anyway? I don't understand why Nonito had to go through this mess when he could've just waited a few more months before signing with GBP.

wasn't it nonito's wife that had something to do with it? nonito should've learned from the adam and eve story lol.

[Left Hook Tua]

Isn't Donaire's contract with Top Rank going to expire soon anyway? I don't understand why Nonito had to go through this mess when he could've just waited a few more months before signing with GBP.

2012 he's off.

he couldn't just fight 1-2 more fights under top rank and then move?


now watch......he's gonna be sitting inactive 'til 2012.

bye bye momentum he got from montiel win.