Comments Thread For: US reps cry foul over UK commission tax

[BoxingUpdates]

A chorus of fighter lawyers and managers from the US have raised questions about the deduction of a UK-stipulated 2 per cent portion of fighter purse money to help pay for the British Boxing Board of Control to regulate the high-profile February 22 fight card in Saudi Arabia
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[NihonJim]

Exclude American fighters and promoters from Saudi cards and let them go back to the mecca of boxing Las Vegas.

Problem solved.

[rudy]

The board is owned by Warren Boxing is full of crooks

[pugilistdreams]

Glad Pat English caught it, Robert Smith is a sleaze bag and should be called out and exposed for that shady crap.

[JeBron Lamez]

The BBBoC's 2% has been spilt & there is no point in crying.

[pad]

Typical yanks. The two percent was clearly in the contract. Don't sign don't fight if you don't want to pay it. No point in crying about it after you signed the contract.

[rudy]

Typical yanks. The two percent was clearly in the contract. Don't sign don't fight if you don't want to pay it. No point in crying about it after you signed the contract.

He is a lawyer LMAO

[ShoulderRoll]

“In an email to BoxingScene last week, Smith cited “confidential provisions” for declining to reveal what the BBBoC will collect in February 22 commission tax from the fighters.”

A lack of transparency always come across as a little suspect.