Mayweather fight vs. Zambidis off, per court docs
Key takeaways
- Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight against Mike Zambidis in Greece on Saturday has been called off, according to federal court records filed Thursday.
- "Because Plaintiffs' Motion remains pending without a ruling, the Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer proceed in Athens, Greece as planned on Saturday evening," attorney Melissa Glass wrote in a letter to the court.
- Depending on the result of the injunction ruling, Glass' letter said Mayweather-Zambidis could be rescheduled.
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Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight against Mike Zambidis in Greece on Saturday has been called off, according to federal court records filed Thursday.
The fight had been in question after CSI, an events company contracted to hold two other Mayweather fights, sued Mayweather in the Southern District of New York district court alleging breach of contract and filed an emergency injunction petition to halt the fight.
"Because Plaintiffs' Motion remains pending without a ruling, the Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer proceed in Athens, Greece as planned on Saturday evening," attorney Melissa Glass wrote in a letter to the court. "Plaintiffs' commencement of this action and filing of the Motion, as well as their legal threats domestically and in Greece, have effectively stopped any promotion or distribution plans for the event and halted ticket sales."