We now know Canelo doesn't have a contract directly with DAZN, Golden Boy does. They get paid to deliver Canelo fights to DAZN and Canelo has a contract with Golden Boy to pay him $35 per fight on DAZN.
In the lawsuit filing Canelo said when DAZN wouldn't approve opponents or pay Golden Boy what they promised per Canelo fight he told them to explore other network options. Doing so would obviously be a breach in contract on Golden Boy's part with DAZN but on the flip side not delivering a fight for Canelo is also a breach in contract on Golden Boy's side. In that article before Oscar found out about the filing he put all the blame on DAZN for not living up to their contractual obligations. After the lawsuit a rep for Golden Boy blamed Covid, saying they're not obligated to put on a Canelo fight without a crowd.
So Canelo is free to fight anywhere as long as Golden Boy promotes it but if it's promoted on DAZN they have to pay him $35 mil minimum. Is this correct?
In the lawsuit filing Canelo said when DAZN wouldn't approve opponents or pay Golden Boy what they promised per Canelo fight he told them to explore other network options. Doing so would obviously be a breach in contract on Golden Boy's part with DAZN but on the flip side not delivering a fight for Canelo is also a breach in contract on Golden Boy's side. In that article before Oscar found out about the filing he put all the blame on DAZN for not living up to their contractual obligations. After the lawsuit a rep for Golden Boy blamed Covid, saying they're not obligated to put on a Canelo fight without a crowd.
So Canelo is free to fight anywhere as long as Golden Boy promotes it but if it's promoted on DAZN they have to pay him $35 mil minimum. Is this correct?
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