FORMER SHOWTIME EXECUTIVE JAY LARKIN PASSES AWAY; LARKIN DEVELOPED HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL NETWORK BOXING FRANCHISE & TELEVISION COMEDY & MUSIC SPECIALS
NEW YORK, NY (August 9, 2010)—One of the most successful television executives in the world of boxing and entertainment, Jay Larkin, passed away this morning at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY at the age of 59. Larkin had been battling cancer. Services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Beth David Cemetery (300 Elmont […]
IFL ABOUT READY TO CASH OUT: JAY LARKIN CONFERENCE CALL
Jay Larkin, IFL CEO, recently held a conference call about the sad state of affairs facing his fight league. He also went to great lengths to talk about the financial conditions of the whole sport. We asked him about whether or not the plateau has been reached for the “fastest growing sport in the world.” […]
IFL CEO JAY LARKIN POINTS TO TROUBLE FOR MMA INDUSTRY
MMA411.COM’s Lotfi Sariahmed recently interviewed IFL CEO Jay Larkin and touched on multiple facets of the fight game in general, although much of the conversation naturally centered around mixed martial arts. Larkin, like Gary Shaw of EliteXC, has some boxing background and still moves in those circles in addition to his MMA responsibilities. For instance, […]