Comments Thread For: Austin Trout Sues WBO Over Smith-Thompson Title Fight

[JakeNDaBox]

Junior middleweight contender Austin Trout has sued the World Boxing Organization (WBO), filing his case earlier this week in his local Dona Ana County Court in New Mexico, according to Courthouse News Service.

The lawsuit comes over the fight for a world title stripped from Demetrius Andrade earlier this year. The vacant belt wound up around the waist of Liam Smith, who stopped John Thompson in October. [Click Here To Read More]

[M Bison]

They stripped Andrade, never knew that was he very inactive?

I heard rumours about Andrade possibly considering moving up to 160.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

And now Liam Smith is fighting this guy...

[paulf]

"An oversight"


I hope Trout gets some money.

[Eastcoast]

"An oversight"


I hope Trout gets some money.

An oversight that included Frank Warren's sausage fingers putting a wad of cash into the WBO's pocket.

[Luiz]

Good. Fighters should sue orgs more often.

[Rudiamonds]

Danm these orginaztions are taking a couple of L this week ...it almost now like champion belts dont really mean much names are bigger then the belt

[Teetotaler]

I agree with trout. But has he fought anybody notable since his lost to Lara that would even earn him a title shot?

[TAZ-G]

I agree with trout. But has he fought anybody notable since his lost to Lara that would even earn him a title shot?

Smith has been fighting bums all of his career lmaooooooooooooooooooo.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

trout you have done nothing to earn a title shot gtfoh