Comments Thread For: Zepeda-Prograis: MarvNation Promotions ($2,400,000) Secures Rights To WBC 140-Pound Title Fight

[boxingitis]

Hopefully not another Thriller or Roc Nation bull****.

[Sheikh]

Im happy for the fighters but frankly this is another dumb promoter like DAZN who are going to lose boat loads of money doing this. Are millionaires this ****** to blow thier money on boxing? Im all for bidding but boxing does not generate high views and ratings anymore so bid rationally on these fights.

[Bronx2245]

No bid from DAZN and PBC? How come?

"TGB Promotions was the next highest bidder with an offer of $1,260,000." TGB is PBC.

[DClefthook]

"TGB Promotions was the next highest bidder with an offer of $1,260,000." TGB is PBC.

you beat me to it lol

[Bronx2245]

you beat me to it lol

Second highest bidder, and they don't represent either fighter! I wish Prograis was part of PBC! Imagine Prograis fighting Gary Antuanne, or Subriel Matias? FIRE!!!

[theface07]

Marvpromotions? What channel will it be on?

Glad to see zepeda get paid! Dude earned it. Can't say the same about that bum crybaby prograis

How is Prograis a bum? You're truly a moron if you believe that. He was once the top guy at 140 and only lost that distinction because he lost a close decision to Taylor.
GTFOH with your ignorant, uneducated bum talk. Prograis has been on the shelf because he's high risk, low reward (no belt). Any half way respectable fight fan should know that.

[Hustle]

Hopefully not another Thriller or Roc Nation bull****.

Roc nation put on plenty of fights

Cotto vs Canelo
Ward vs Kovalev

Ward and cotto made big money on the way out because of roc nation.

Broner and Thurman wished they would have took that 5 fight/40 million dollar deal

[BennyBlanco]

This is slated to be a PPV. Marv has already hired the former HBO PPV guy as a consultant to help set up the PPV.

Anyone else wondering how a small-time promoter that up to now has only done small, low-level club shows (Finish Line Sports Grill in Pomona being their most frequent venue: https://boxrec.com/en/promoter/1014265), whose website lists only four signed fighters (2 male, 2 female: https://www.marvnation.com/our-fighters) and ZERO upcoming events, and who, according to Boxrec, has been promoting events for less than 2 years, came up with so much money for the purse bid?

A tiny local promoter that bids a ridiculously high $2.4M?
DOUBLE what more established, deep-pocketed promoters bid?
Without an apparent connection to either fighter?
And with no TV network involved?

Super suspect, to say the least. Is it too early to suggest MTK/Kinahan backing?

[BennyBlanco]

Top Rank didn’t bid because they will NOT do business with Probellum..

Prograis is still signed to Probellum..

Top Rank likely funded Zanfer bid

Top Rank had a multi-year output deal directly with MTK, but they won't deal with Probellum? LOL.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/26228846/top-rank-reaches-deal-mtk-cards-espn

[Sheikh]

This is slated to be a PPV. Marv has already hired the former HBO PPV guy as a consultant to help set up the PPV.

Anyone else wondering how a small-time promoter that up to now has only done small, low-level club shows (Finish Line Sports Grill in Pomona being their most frequent venue: https://boxrec.com/en/promoter/1014265), whose website lists only four signed fighters (2 male, 2 female: https://www.marvnation.com/our-fighters) and ZERO upcoming events, and who, according to Boxrec, has been promoting events for less than 2 years, came up with so much money for the purse bid?

A tiny local promoter that bids a ridiculously high $2.4M?
DOUBLE what more established, deep-pocketed promoters bid?
Without an apparent connection to either fighter?
And with no TV network involved?

Super suspect, to say the least. Is it too early to suggest MTK/Kinahan backing?

These guys are going to fall down face first. They are going to lose at least a million on this. Why would these clowns overbid