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On Tuesday morning, however, Arum said he was yanked from the call at the request of Espinoza. Golden Boy is the lead promoter of the fight, but it is common boxing practice for all promoters to participate in media events such as conference calls when the fighters involved are with more than one promotional company.
"It's just [expletive] ******," Arum said. "Can you believe this?"
In a statement to Yahoo Sports, Espinoza denied yanking Arum.
"Neither Bob Arum, nor Stephen Espinoza were scheduled to be on [Tuesday's] media conference call," the Showtime statement read. "The June 21 Showtime Championship Boxing event is promoted by Golden Boy and, collectively with Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, we agreed that this was not a platform on which any other promotional outfit belongs. This call is about the fighters on this card that are preparing for important, and competitive fights."
"It's just [expletive] ******," Arum said. "Can you believe this?"
In a statement to Yahoo Sports, Espinoza denied yanking Arum.
"Neither Bob Arum, nor Stephen Espinoza were scheduled to be on [Tuesday's] media conference call," the Showtime statement read. "The June 21 Showtime Championship Boxing event is promoted by Golden Boy and, collectively with Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, we agreed that this was not a platform on which any other promotional outfit belongs. This call is about the fighters on this card that are preparing for important, and competitive fights."
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