Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya, were sued on Thursday by the Fanmio entertainment platform, which was aimed at broadcasting Pay-Per-View in December 2024 with a boxing star in Tokyo.
Garcia announced on December 15 that he was forced to withdraw from the boxing exhibition vs. Kickboxer Rukya Anpo due to wrist injury. The 26-year-old is now to fight the former Romero champion in the welterweight competition on May 2 at Times Square.
This will be the first fight of Garcia, since he was suspended a year after the April victory over Devin Haney, who was overthrown to the lack of a competition after he obtained a positive result for a drug improving performance.
Fanmio will dispute that Garcia is able to combat subsequent programs before he satisfies her duty to the organization. Fanmio sued in the American District Court in California for alleged dishonest incentives, tortured interference and violation of the contract (a total of eight claims).
“Despite receiving payments and promotions, Fanmio was cheated to organize an event in which Ryan never intended to participate,” we read in a statement. “In addition, the Golden Boy promotions actively worked on sabotaging the event. … Despite Ryan’s exclusivity for this event, he is to fight on May 2 at Times Square, he disregarded his contractual duties. “
Garcia’s lawyer, Guadalupe Valencia, said ESPN on Friday: “This lawsuit has no merit. We react vigorously when the time is appropriate. “
Golden Boy spokeswoman refused to comment.
Garcia (24-1, 20 KO) remains under the suspension by the Modern York Sports Commission and is unable to fight in the sanctioned fight until April 20. His first of Romero, who will manage the show of the Ring magazine, will be Garcia’s first fight on the 147-pound northern weight limitation.
Fanmio and its owner, Solomon Engel, are also in the face of the trial. The former UFC master, Nate Diaz, filed a lawsuit in July, claiming that he received $ 1 million in advance, but he was still guilty of $ 9 million after the victory on July 6 on Jorge Masvidal in a boxing match promoted by Fanmio.
According to this lawsuit, Engel “Grovelsed that he was going to lose more money than he expected for the event if he paid Diaz for what he promised and that his wife could dispel him because of financial losses. Engel went so far to threaten that he could declare bankruptcy to avoid paying Diaz. “
This claim remains in the Miami judicial system.
Fanmio was another deafening boxing event, the thrilling commercial success, the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul exhibition in Miami in Miami.