Senator Manny Pacquiao’s camp said the bout between the eight-division champ and Errol Spence in Las Vegas is still “on” despite the lawsuit Paradigm Sports filed against the boxing champ.
“Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s camp says the scheduled August 21 bout between Pacman and undefeated WBC/IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence in Las Vegas is ON, and the lawsuit filed by Paradigm Sports Management against him has no legal basis to stop the fight from happening,” said GMA News’ Mav Gonzales on Monday.
According to a report by The Athletic, Paradigm Sports CEO Auddie Attar was amid negotiations for Pacquiao to fight Mikey Garcia. Still, it did not push through when Pacquiao’s associates Sean Gibbons and Winchell Campos made him fight Spence instead.
“In addition to the millions of dollars in straightforward economic loss that Paradigm stands to suffer, the damage to its reputation resulting from Pacquiao’s breaches is incalculable,” Paradigm lawyer Judd Burstein wrote in the lawsuit.
“Just when Paradigm was at the cusp of establishing itself as a major player in professional boxing, Pacquiao has left its reputation as a boxing representative in tatters.”
According to the lawsuit, Pacquiao is not obliged to fight under Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions unless he is fighting Floyd Mayweather.
Pacquiao-Spence fight continues despite Paradigm Sports lawsuit
“Pacquiao’s breaches of the agreement, therefore, entitle Paradigm to monetary damages (and) costs associated with this proceeding, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees and … injunctive relief,” Burstein wrote.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao attorney Dale Kinsella issued a statement claiming the lawsuit of Paradigm Sports is “frivolous.”
“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,” the statement said.
“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.”
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