Jake Paul is getting sued for defamation following his claim that Matchroom Boxing, helmed by longtime promoter Eddie Hearn, bribed judge Glenn Feldman to return favorable scorecards in the marquee matchup between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor, as well as the heavyweight showdown pitting Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk.
Both Serrano and Joshua went down on points.
Not surprisingly, Hearn and Co. were offended by the “defamatory lies” and demanded “El Gallo” issue a public retraction. That request was ignored and Matchroom subsequently filed suit against the social media star, seeking damages in excess of $100 million. In addition to the financial penalty, Hearn aims to restore the “goodwill attached to the Matchroom business.”
Chris Eubanks Jr. may have something to say about Hearn’s idea of goodwill.
Judge Paul Gardephe from the U.S. District Court ruled against Paul’s motion to dismiss, according to MMA Fighting, and attorneys for both parties are scheduled to appear for a pre-trial conference on Weds., Oct. 16, 2024 in New York. The 27 year-old Paul is not expected to be in attendance and appears unfazed by the “stupid” lawsuit.
Feldman joined the Paul lawsuit as co-plaintiff in Oct. 2022.
Paul is currently in camp to prepare for his Mike Tyson boxing spectacle, scheduled for Fri., Nov. 15, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Netflix-streamed fight card (see it here) will also feature the super lightweight title fight rematch between Taylor and Serrano, as well as the influencer battle pitting Neeraj Goyat against Whindersson Nunes.
Feldman is unlikely to be in attendance, as a judge or otherwise.
The name “Feldman” popped up out of nowhere in there
BKFC , Him and McGregor
I first read this as “alleged battery” and figured it was Nate Diaz suing him
Is this guy looking more and more like the rapper Stitches the heavier he gets?
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Jake Paul is fighting back.
The social influencer turned boxer has answered a lawsuit filed against him by Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing with a countersuit seeking punitive and compensatory damages along with legal fees. Paul filed the lawsuit through his attorneys in paperwork filed in the southern district of New York on Tuesday.
The original lawsuit filed by Hearn and his promotional company alleged that Paul made defamatory statements that Matchroom Boxing “bribed” Glenn Feldman — a boxing judge — “to influence the outcome of two boxing matches that he refereed.”
The boxing matches in question were the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight and a matchup between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua. Paul’s company Most Valuable Promotion represents Serrano while Hearn represents Taylor.
In his countersuit, Paul denied many of the allegations in the complaint filed against him while laying out his defense to those claims.
He then detailed his cause for the countersuit against Hearn and Matchroom Boxing while claiming that the original lawsuit filed was an “intimidation tactic to chill Jake Paul’s freedom of speech and to silence other critics of the boxing industry.”
Paul is seeking “reimbursement of his attorneys’ fees, compensatory damages, and punitive damages designed to prevent Matchroom from further using expensive and time-consuming litigation to stifle the free speech of journalists, media organizations, and anyone else speaking on issues of public interest.”
In the original interview, Paul called foul on Feldman for scorecards he delivered in the Serrano vs. Taylor fight as well as Usyk vs. Joshua.
“Clearly [Glenn Feldman] is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing,” Paul said referencing Hearn’s promotion that reps both Taylor and Joshua. “It’s just so blatantly obvious and they’re not even trying to hide it.”
Hearn and Matchroom filed the lawsuit against Paul with Feldman actually joining as a co-plaintiff.
Paul had previously filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was denied, and a pre-trial conference was set for Oct. 16.
Now Paul is actually countersuing along with a request to have the original lawsuit dismissed without prejudice.
Lol his mouth gets him into trouble with sating stupid shit so his retort is a frivolous lawsuit. I hope Hearn takes him to the cleaners.
LOL given what Paul said on-the-record, doubtful he will get the lawsuit dismissed by citing anti-SLAPP law.