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A proposed heavyweight fight between Tomasz Adamek (49-2, 29KOs) and Bryant Jennings (17-0, 9KOs) is dead in the water. The fight was being targeted for an HBO date of November 2. Based on the details of the negotiations, the fight mainly fell apart due to money.
Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events, who promote Adamek and have a minor interest in Jennings, was trying her best to finalize a deal with HBO. Jennings' lead promoter is Russell Peltz.
According to Duva, the fight started crumbling when James Prince, the manager of Jennings, held his own discussions with HBO and Adamek's manager, Ziggy Rozalski. At some point during the discussions, Prince was able to convince Ziggy that a 50-50 split of the entire pot, including the money from Polish TV, was the best scenario for everyone involved. Sources with knowledge of the details have told BoxingScene there was between $400-450,000 dollars on the table and Jennings was being offered $100,000 of that pot. [Click Here To Read More]
Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events, who promote Adamek and have a minor interest in Jennings, was trying her best to finalize a deal with HBO. Jennings' lead promoter is Russell Peltz.
According to Duva, the fight started crumbling when James Prince, the manager of Jennings, held his own discussions with HBO and Adamek's manager, Ziggy Rozalski. At some point during the discussions, Prince was able to convince Ziggy that a 50-50 split of the entire pot, including the money from Polish TV, was the best scenario for everyone involved. Sources with knowledge of the details have told BoxingScene there was between $400-450,000 dollars on the table and Jennings was being offered $100,000 of that pot. [Click Here To Read More]
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