HEARN URGES BBBOC TO ACT ON PURSE PAYMENTS
Promoter writes to the Board ‘to suspend promoters who fail to pay’ Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has written to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) urging them to tighten the rules on promoters paying fighters. Hearn’s letter raised concerns that some fighters have had to wait months beyond the seven day regulated period to be paid […]
MFC releases Hightower
The Maximum Fighting Championship announced today that is has released lightweight Richie Hightower from the organization. Hightower, a former reality show standout, was unsuccessful in his only MFC bout, falling in just 2:52 to Gavin Neil via rear-naked choke at MFC 25 back in May. Since then, Hightower has declined other opportunities to fight including […]