Pacquiao lawyer: suit is frivolous attempt to stop fight
Updated June 28, 4:00 PM:
We received a statement from Senator Manny Pacquiao on the issue, which states:
“Paradigm Sports’ lawsuit against me has no merit. Sadly, this frivolous lawsuit intends to distract my preparations for a historic fight. But it does not bother me a bit. My lawyers are on top of this lawsuit and are ready to file counter charges against Paradigm Sports.
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U.S. media and boxing sites have been reporting that sports management company Paradigm Sports is suing Senator Manny Pacquiao for breach of contract for his decision to fight Errol Spence Jr. instead of Mikey Garia.
Reports say Paradigm Sports' lawsuit alleges it had signed a four-fight deal with Pacquiao, the first of which was to have been with former four-division titlist Mikey Garcia. Paradigm also claims it had advanced $3.3 million to Pacquiao for the deal. It filed an injunction on Friday to stop the fight from happening.
We reached out to the Senator's representatives and were provided this statement from Dale Kinsella, Pacquiao's U.S. lawyer:
'The complaint filed by Paradigm Sports in California state court on Friday is a frivolous effort to interfere with Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming mega fight, and it can and will fail for numerous reasons. Moreover, had Manny Pacquiao known that Paradigm Sports appears to have had no intention of fulfilling its contractual obligations, he never would have entered into any relationship with them. Should this matter actually proceed beyond Friday’s filing in a court of law, Mr. Pacquiao will vigorously defend this action, assert his own claims against Paradigm Sports, and seek to recover his attorney’s fees as well.'
The Pacquiao vs Spence fight will take place on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It is a 20,000 seater venue, and it recently returned to 100% audience capacity after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in the area on June 1.
Watch our earlier interview with Senator Manny Pacquiao about his fight with Errol Spence Jr. here. Let us know in the comments below what you think about this developing story.
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