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Golden Boy President Eric Gomez confirms that his company has a plan in place to combat the widespread piracy of internet pay-per-view events. On May 6th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Golden Boy will be staging a major pay-per-view event where Mexican superstars Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will collide in a grudge match taking place at 164.5-pounds.
In one of its finest acquisitions yet, Golden Boy Promotions has signed current WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales (21-1, 8 KOs) to a multi-year promotional deal that will provide a runway for the sensational Panamanian boxer to cement his status as one of the all-time greatest super featherweights in the world.
So what's next for Jorge Linares after his virtuoso performance against Anthony Crolla this past weekend at the Manchester Arena, where he successfully defended his WBA lightweight title?
LOS ANGELES - Golden Boy Promotions today announced that it has signed WBC Youth Intercontinental Lightweight Champion and knockout artist Romero Duno (13-1, 12 KOs) to a multi-year promotional contract.
Felix 'Tutico' Zabala of All Star Boxing has once again prevailed in court over two-division world champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Last June in a Miami court room, Canelo was cracked with a jury verdict which directed him to $8.5 million to former promoter Zabala. For several years, there was an ongoing lawsuit between Zabala and Golden Boy Promotions/Canelo.
It was announced on Tuesday afternoon that 2016 Mexican Olympian, Raul Curiel, had signed a promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions. The 21-year old Curiel is aligned with respected manager, Frank Espinoza, who also inked Curiel's Olympic teammate, Joselito Velasquez.
Golden Boy Promotions head matchmaker Robert Diaz has confirmed a report from last week by BoxingScene.com's Miguel Rivera, that hard hitting Argentine slugger Lucas Matthysse will make his long awaited return return on the Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez May 6th HBO pay-per-view undercard.
'LA Fight Club' begins it's 2017 season this Friday from the familiar haunts of the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. It will be a busy campaign for Golden Boy Promotions, which just recently signed a deal with ESPN to televise a series of cards on their various platforms for the next couple of years.
BoxingScene.com has received an official statement from the Haymon Boxing legal team, regarding our earlier story with respect to their victory in their ongoing legal battle with Golden Boy Promotions, who were seeking millions of dollars in damages for various claims.
A California federal judge issued a summary judgment Thursday against Golden Boy Promotions in its $300 million federal lawsuit against Al Haymon, the hedge fund that has financed Haymon’s “Premier Boxing Champions” series and Haymon’s affiliated businesses.