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Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s exhibition bout on June 27 in Greece is in jeopardy entering fight week.
Mayweather was nine days out from his scheduled exhibition fight against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis when promoter CSI Sports Events filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on June 18, alleging breach of contract while seeking an injunction to block that fight from taking place.
An initial court hearing for the injunction was scheduled to take place on June 22 before being rescheduled for June 25, per multiple reports, just two days before Mayweather is scheduled to fight Zambidis in Athens.
The fight was originally announced to be airing on DAZN, but has since been taken off the streaming service's schedule.
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According to reports, the suit alleges that CSI Sports has paid Mayweather a combined $4.65 million for the exclusive rights to promote two of his bouts, a planned exhibition against Mike Tyson and then a professional rematch against Manny Pacquiao.
CSI claims Mayweather breached his contract when he agreed to a bout against Zambidis, an event in which the aforementioned promoter has no involvement. The lawsuit reportedly states that CSI's contract with Mayweather required his exhibition against Tyson to come next.
Tyson injured his hand which forced a delay from the originally contracted May 30 deadline, but the suit claims Mayweather was not allowed an interim fight unless Tyson was unable to compete by an extended Nov. 30 deadline.
CSI is additionally seeking $6.65 million in restitution from Mayweather and co-defendant Frist Apex Ventures, according to multiple reports. Frist Apex Ventures had previously negotiated on Mayweather's behalf, CSI claims in the suit, and has since been separately sued by Mayweather.
It's the next in a growing list of recent legal issues for the International Boxing Hall of Famer.
In April, Mayweather was charged with theft as well as drawing and passing a check without sufficient funds with the intent to defraud, after allegedly writing a bad check for $200,000 at a Las Vegas jeweler. The IRS also levied a tax lien of over $7.2 million against Mayweather for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023.
Harrison Campbell covers boxing for The Tennessean and high school sports for The Daily Herald. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @hccamp.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Floyd Mayweather exhibition fight in doubt after CSI Sports lawsuit
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Mayweather was nine days out from his scheduled exhibition fight against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis when promoter CSI Sports Events filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on June 18, alleging breach of contract while seeking an injunction to block that fight from taking place.
An initial court hearing for the injunction was scheduled to take place on June 22 before being rescheduled for June 25, per multiple reports, just two days before Mayweather is scheduled to fight Zambidis in Athens.
The fight was originally announced to be airing on DAZN, but has since been taken off the streaming service's schedule.
More: Nashville Smash delivering knockouts as Music City's Team Boxing League franchise
More: Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao fight moving dates, per reports
According to reports, the suit alleges that CSI Sports has paid Mayweather a combined $4.65 million for the exclusive rights to promote two of his bouts, a planned exhibition against Mike Tyson and then a professional rematch against Manny Pacquiao.
CSI claims Mayweather breached his contract when he agreed to a bout against Zambidis, an event in which the aforementioned promoter has no involvement. The lawsuit reportedly states that CSI's contract with Mayweather required his exhibition against Tyson to come next.
Tyson injured his hand which forced a delay from the originally contracted May 30 deadline, but the suit claims Mayweather was not allowed an interim fight unless Tyson was unable to compete by an extended Nov. 30 deadline.
CSI is additionally seeking $6.65 million in restitution from Mayweather and co-defendant Frist Apex Ventures, according to multiple reports. Frist Apex Ventures had previously negotiated on Mayweather's behalf, CSI claims in the suit, and has since been separately sued by Mayweather.
It's the next in a growing list of recent legal issues for the International Boxing Hall of Famer.
In April, Mayweather was charged with theft as well as drawing and passing a check without sufficient funds with the intent to defraud, after allegedly writing a bad check for $200,000 at a Las Vegas jeweler. The IRS also levied a tax lien of over $7.2 million against Mayweather for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023.
Harrison Campbell covers boxing for The Tennessean and high school sports for The Daily Herald. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @hccamp.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Floyd Mayweather exhibition fight in doubt after CSI Sports lawsuit
Continue reading...
