Jai Opetaia scores knockout win in $1.6 million court case against former promoter
Jai Opetaia scores knockout win in $1.6 million court case against former promoter
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Jai Opetaia has already scored his first big victory of the weekend, with the IBF cruiserweight world champion winning his protracted $1.6 million court case against former promoter Dean Lonergan.
Lonergan sued Opetaia for lost revenue earlier this year after the Aussie boxer terminated his contract with the Kiwi promoter.
Opetaia gave evidence in the ongoing court case in May, and now, just 48 hours before his IBF world title defence against Jack Massey in Saudi Arabia, has claimed his first win of the weekend.
And it’s a knockout blow.
Opetaia “won every point. It was a landslide” his manager, Mick Francis told this masthead from Riyadh, just minutes after receiving the news.
Lonergan helped Opetaia win the cruiserweight world title in 무료 2022, with the gutsy brawler fighting through a badly broken jaw.
Opetaia then severed ties with Lonergan, prompting the veteran New Zealand promoter to launch two legal cases over the last two years.
Opetaia has since signed with UK powerhouse Matchroom boxing and become a mainstay on cards in Riyadh. He’s even a favourite of boxing’s new powerhouse, Turki al-Alsheikh.
Lonergan sought damages for lost earnings on up to five big-money fights. Francis claimed Lonergan could no longer fulfil the terms of his contract with Opetaia after his company D&L Events lost its broadcast contract with Fox Sports. Report this page