Eddie Hearn v Jake Paul Lawsuit

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EDDIE HEARN VS. JAKE PAUL LAWSUIT UPDATE

Attorneys for plaintiffs Eddie Hearn and Matchroom and defendant Jake Paul have jointly filed a status report in United States federal court summarizing the defamation case against Paul, who made the unverified claim that Matchroom paid off judge Glenn Feldman to influence the outcome of two separate bouts. Here is the report, lightly edited only to remove legal terms:

Eddie Hearn and Matchroom's statement of the case: On or about September 20, 2022, Paul made defamatory statements regarding Matchroom and Hearn, stating that Matchroom and Hearn bribed longtime boxing judge Glenn Feldman to score two boxing matches in favor of fighters whom Matchroom promotes. The fights subject to the defamatory remarks were (1) Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, which occurred at Madison Square Garden in April of 2022, and (2) Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua, which occurred in Saudi Arabia on August 20, 2022. Importantly, Matchroom and Hearn were the promoters for Taylor, who came out victorious, as well as for Joshua, who suffered defeat. Feldman was one of three judges for each of those boxing matches.

Paul, on the other hand, and his boxing promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, LLC (“MVP”), promote Serrano and, along with Matchroom, were the co-promoters of, an earned a
profit-share from, Taylor-Serrano, pursuant to a co-promotion agreement between Matchroom’s New York-based subsidiary, Matchroom Boxing USA, LLC, on one hand, and MVP on the other.
Paul’s statements, which were highly-publicized due, in large part, to his notoriety and vast social media following, were first published online by iFL.tv, and then subsequently re-published and
replayed by several news outlets throughout the world, as well as being shared and republished on countless social media pages. Specifically, Paul stated, in pertinent part, as follows:

I still think Amanda Serrano won the fight … And then you see this judge Glenn Feldman, who had the biggest gap between Serrano and Taylor. Pretty much every one though it was a draw… or Amanda won … But there’s this judge Glenn Feldman who scored it such a big gap for Taylor, gave rounds that Amanda clearly won, to Taylor. Then this judge, Glenn Feldman, shows up in Saudi and scores Anthony Joshua to win the fight when everyone watched the fight … it’s not a split decision. Usyk had a runaway victory, clearly won the fight and this judge Glenn Feldman gives it to Anthony Joshua. It’s like a repeated crime here … I’m going to call it out in boxing because it’s bullshit.

Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing. [And that’s] a bold statement and accusation that I don’t take lightly but it’s just blatantly obvious and they’re not even trying to hide it. You would think they’d get a different judge … to try and hide the corruption that they’re bringing to this sport but it’s just so blatantly obvious.

Indeed, because Paul’s defamatory statements have caused, and continue to cause, significant financial and reputational harm to the Plaintiffs, and because the false statements were made with malicious intent, including the intent of harming Matchroom––a direct competitor of Paul and MVP– –Plaintiffs are entitled to damages in connection therewith.

Jake Paul’s statement of the case: Without performing a choice of law analysis, and regardless of which state/territory law applies, plaintiff Hearn does not allege that the purportedly defamatory comments referred to him or that he was damaged. Instead, his Complaint repeatedly alleges that only his co-plaintiff Matchroom was the subject of the “accusations” and is entitled to damages. Hence, Hearn fails to state a claim for defamation.

Moreover, Matchroom and Feldman [who is seeking to join the case as a co-plaintiff] acknowledge that they are limited-purpose public figures. Thus, they must plausibly allege that Paul acted with actual malice, [whether this case is decided] under New York law or Puerto Rico common law. However, the Complaints’ nonconclusory allegations do not raise a plausible inference of actual malice. In all events, Paul’s statements are expressions of opinion or hyperbole, and thus cannot give rise to a defamation claim. Accordingly, both Complaints fail to state a claim.

Status: Currently, Feldman has filed a motion to intervene, which Paul does not oppose. In addition to Feldman’s pending motion to intervene, Paul has requested a pre-motion conference to file a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. The parties also anticipate filing summary judgment motions at the close of discovery. While both parties are ultimately open to discussing a potential settlement in this case, they have yet to engage in settlement discussions.

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EDDIE HEARN VS. JAKE PAUL LAWSUIT UPDATE

Attorneys for plaintiffs Eddie Hearn and Matchroom and defendant Jake Paul have jointly filed a status report in United States federal court summarizing the defamation case against Paul, who made the unverified claim that Matchroom paid off judge Glenn Feldman to influence the outcome of two separate bouts. Here is the report, lightly edited only to remove legal terms:

Eddie Hearn and Matchroom's statement of the case: On or about September 20, 2022, Paul made defamatory statements regarding Matchroom and Hearn, stating that Matchroom and Hearn bribed longtime boxing judge Glenn Feldman to score two boxing matches in favor of fighters whom Matchroom promotes. The fights subject to the defamatory remarks were (1) Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, which occurred at Madison Square Garden in April of 2022, and (2) Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua, which occurred in Saudi Arabia on August 20, 2022. Importantly, Matchroom and Hearn were the promoters for Taylor, who came out victorious, as well as for Joshua, who suffered defeat. Feldman was one of three judges for each of those boxing matches.

Paul, on the other hand, and his boxing promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, LLC (“MVP”), promote Serrano and, along with Matchroom, were the co-promoters of, an earned a
profit-share from, Taylor-Serrano, pursuant to a co-promotion agreement between Matchroom’s New York-based subsidiary, Matchroom Boxing USA, LLC, on one hand, and MVP on the other.
Paul’s statements, which were highly-publicized due, in large part, to his notoriety and vast social media following, were first published online by iFL.tv, and then subsequently re-published and
replayed by several news outlets throughout the world, as well as being shared and republished on countless social media pages. Specifically, Paul stated, in pertinent part, as follows:

I still think Amanda Serrano won the fight … And then you see this judge Glenn Feldman, who had the biggest gap between Serrano and Taylor. Pretty much every one though it was a draw… or Amanda won … But there’s this judge Glenn Feldman who scored it such a big gap for Taylor, gave rounds that Amanda clearly won, to Taylor. Then this judge, Glenn Feldman, shows up in Saudi and scores Anthony Joshua to win the fight when everyone watched the fight … it’s not a split decision. Usyk had a runaway victory, clearly won the fight and this judge Glenn Feldman gives it to Anthony Joshua. It’s like a repeated crime here … I’m going to call it out in boxing because it’s bullshit.

Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing. [And that’s] a bold statement and accusation that I don’t take lightly but it’s just blatantly obvious and they’re not even trying to hide it. You would think they’d get a different judge … to try and hide the corruption that they’re bringing to this sport but it’s just so blatantly obvious.

Indeed, because Paul’s defamatory statements have caused, and continue to cause, significant financial and reputational harm to the Plaintiffs, and because the false statements were made with malicious intent, including the intent of harming Matchroom––a direct competitor of Paul and MVP– –Plaintiffs are entitled to damages in connection therewith.

Jake Paul’s statement of the case: Without performing a choice of law analysis, and regardless of which state/territory law applies, plaintiff Hearn does not allege that the purportedly defamatory comments referred to him or that he was damaged. Instead, his Complaint repeatedly alleges that only his co-plaintiff Matchroom was the subject of the “accusations” and is entitled to damages. Hence, Hearn fails to state a claim for defamation.

Moreover, Matchroom and Feldman [who is seeking to join the case as a co-plaintiff] acknowledge that they are limited-purpose public figures. Thus, they must plausibly allege that Paul acted with actual malice, [whether this case is decided] under New York law or Puerto Rico common law. However, the Complaints’ nonconclusory allegations do not raise a plausible inference of actual malice. In all events, Paul’s statements are expressions of opinion or hyperbole, and thus cannot give rise to a defamation claim. Accordingly, both Complaints fail to state a claim.

Status: Currently, Feldman has filed a motion to intervene, which Paul does not oppose. In addition to Feldman’s pending motion to intervene, Paul has requested a pre-motion conference to file a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. The parties also anticipate filing summary judgment motions at the close of discovery. While both parties are ultimately open to discussing a potential settlement in this case, they have yet to engage in settlement discussions.

I wonder how much it will cost Mr Paul to settle this.

[handsofstone]

Worst thing about the officiating in boxing is that it's the promoters who cop the flak for their incompetence, British officiating is horrendous in it's own right but a lot of the time it's the foreigners who are over working on the International/Intercontinental fights as well

[Boxerbeetle]

Everyone knows boxing is corrupt. Proving it in court is another matter.

[KiwiRider]

Jake Paul is probably right, and the cards handed in by Feldman were either incompetent or corrupt.
But proving it will be impossible.
The rot in boxing is deep, and these are no fools, they are experienced, moneyed and dirty.

[Muttley]

Jake Paul is probably right, and the cards handed in by Feldman were either incompetent or corrupt.
But proving it will be impossible.
The rot in boxing is deep, and these are no fools, they are experienced, moneyed and dirty.

I agree. This will be very hard to prove and I suspect the lawyers will make a fortune and and both will save face in some way.

[Steveh583]

Eddie seems far removed from that young Jack the lad who was always laughing and gonna change the game.

[maverick23]

Eddie seems far removed from that young Jack the lad who was always laughing and gonna change the game.

Yeah but money and age tends to do that to people.

10 years ago if this had happened he’d have just done an interview with Kugan saying it was rubbish.

[Muttley]

Jake Paul is probably right, and the cards handed in by Feldman were either incompetent or corrupt.
But proving it will be impossible.
The rot in boxing is deep, and these are no fools, they are experienced, moneyed and dirty.

I agree. This will be very hard to prove and I suspect the lawyers will make a fortune and both will save face in some way.

[Ruthless-RKO]

He meant 2022 not 2002

[mickey1975]

Eddie also insisted Conor Benn would sue the BBBC as well.

[coneye]

Eddie seems far removed from that young Jack the lad who was always laughing and gonna change the game.

He's starting to develop these funny looking fishy eyes has well

[JamesPhilips]

Eddie seems far removed from that young Jack the lad who was always laughing and gonna change the game.

He's starting to develop these funny looking fishy eyes has well

Oh no…..

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Matchroom, Most Valuable Promotions reach lawsuit settlement

Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul ended their legal beef just in time to jointly promote the epic Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano trilogy clash.

A multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit filed by Matchroom Boxing – later joined by boxing judge Glenn Feldman – against Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) was dismissed with prejudice by the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of New York on Monday. Attorneys for both companies filed the joint dismissal after an undisclosed settlement was reached, according to a signed Stipulation of Dismissal obtained by BS.

“It is hereby stipulated and agreed, by the undersigned counsel of record the above-captioned action is dismissed with prejudice and without costs or fees to either party,” read the letter, which was issued on February 28.

The case was first filed by Matchroom on September 23, 2022, with a modified complaint submitted three days later to correct a signature error. In the complaint, Matchroom took exception to the claim by Paul that its company had judge Feldman on its payroll.

Feldman joined the active lawsuit one month later with his Motion to Intervene against Paul

Paul made the outlandish allegation based on Feldman’s scoring of two high-profile Matchroom fights – Taylor’s first win over Serrano in April 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and Oleksandr Usyk’s repeat victory over Anthony Joshua in August 2022 in Saudi Arabia.

Matchroom promotes Taylor and Joshua, and was the lead promoter for both of the abovementioned fights. Serrano is signed with MVP.

Judge Feldman scored Taylor-Serrano I 97-93 in favor of Taylor, the widest of the three issued cards in their incredible first encounter. The fiercely contested battle – which saw Taylor retain her undisputed lightweight championship – was hailed by BS as the 2022 Women’s Fight of the Year.

Usyk defeated Joshua by split decision in their August 2022 rematch, with Feldman’s card (115-113 Joshua) the outlier in a fight that even Hearn saw Ukraine’s Usyk as the victor.

The latter was enough to prompt Paul to make a specific accusation against the Connecticut-based Feldman, after months of limiting his opinion on Taylor-Serrano I to saying only that he felt his fighter was robbed.

“I still think Amanda Serrano won the fight,” Paul told IFL TV’s Umar Ahmed in a September 2022 interview, just days before the filed complaint. “And then you see how this judge Glenn Feldman, who had the biggest gap between Taylor and Serrano. Everyone pretty much had it a draw … a draw or that Amanda won. But there’s this judge, Glenn Feldman, who scored it such a big gap for Taylor, gave rounds that Amanda clearly won, to Taylor.

“Usyk had a runaway victory, clearly won the fight. This judge, Glenn Feldman, gives it to Anthony Joshua? It’s like a repeated crime here. This type of shit, I’m going to call it out here in boxing because it’s bullshit. Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing.”

Matchroom took action just days later. The company sought damages in excess of $100,000,000.

Paul filed a counterclaim against both Matchroom and Feldman.

Court records indicate that the joint letter was submitted to the court on March 18 by Kevin Fritz, lead attorney for MVP as the defendant. All parties were notified one day later that the matter must be settled no later than April 1 to avoid having to file a follow-up report.

All elements of the matter were fully satisfied Monday.

The legal action didn’t prevent the two companies from doing business together.

Taylor and Serrano agreed to meet again last summer. This time, it was for Taylor’s undisputed junior welterweight championship on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard on Netflix. The bout was due to take place last July on a show promoted by MVP. It was postponed until November 15 after Tyson was hospitalized and subsequently given sufficient time to recover.

Their rescheduled bout was once again the runaway favorite for Women’s Fight of the Year. Taylor again defeated Serrano, this time by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the contest 95-94, in a bout that most observers thought Serrano won – and with room to spare.

No outcries of criminal behavior were proffered by Paul or anyone from MVP this time – just support for Serrano.

All involved parties are set to do it a third time on July 11, once again at Madison Square Garden.

[jameswilson]

Was always gonna be settled outside of court.

An apology in the media and a bit of dough (no where near 100mill) is what’s been agreed.

[JamesPhilips]

Eddie seems far removed from that young Jack the lad who was always laughing and gonna change the game.

He's starting to develop these funny looking fishy eyes has well

[Jimmy2025]

Feldman's scoring of the Usyk v Joshua fight was terrible IMO. How somebody who is a professional judge of boxing could give that to Joshua will never cease to amaze me. Put it down to a bad night at the office.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Yh made it seem like it was a close fight. If anything, the rematch, even though Joshua did better, was a clear cut decision for Usyk.

[margaret thatcher]

new strategy for feldman - deliver sh!t scorecard, get backlash, sue = make bank

just kidding glen, dont sue me too

[margaret thatcher]

Feldman's scoring of the Usyk v Joshua fight was terrible IMO. How somebody who is a professional judge of boxing could give that to Joshua will never cease to amaze me. Put it down to a bad night at the office.

ya funny he couldnt give any explanation when asked

[Jimmy2025]

Feldman's scoring of the Usyk v Joshua fight was terrible IMO. How somebody who is a professional judge of boxing could give that to Joshua will never cease to amaze me. Put it down to a bad night at the office.

ya funny he couldnt give any explanation when asked

Lol. Shytetalkers IMO. Boxing is a bizarre sport that attracts bizarre characters.

[keithmoonhangover]

The judges aren't living in giant mansions. They aren't being paid off. The UK officials are arguably the worst.

[Jimmy2025]

The judges aren't living in giant mansions. They aren't being paid off. The UK officials are arguably the worst.

Is it not the case that ultimately the promoter approves and pays for the judges and their expenses?

I don't believe they are given a bung and told who to favour but how can the home promoter not carry sway? That's not an accusation of impropriety levelled at any individual promoter or judge, it's just one of the quirks of the 'sport' (or 'business') of boxing.

[gilgamesh]

I don't often see bad judging in U.K. Boxing matches. They tend to prefer to go for quick referee stoppages as their go to bit of corruption. I've seen quite a few unjust stoppages.

[keithmoonhangover]

The judges aren't living in giant mansions. They aren't being paid off. The UK officials are arguably the worst.

Is it not the case that ultimately the promoter approves and pays for the judges and their expenses?

I don't believe they are given a bung and told who to favour but how can the home promoter not carry sway? That's not an accusation of impropriety levelled at any individual promoter or judge, it's just one of the quirks of the 'sport' (or 'business') of boxing.

I think refs and judges carry an unconscious bias towards certain fighters. As an example, if 8-0 is fighting 2-27 and 8-0 lands a good shot, back 2-27 to the ropes and throws a lot of arm punches, most of which are blocked and the ref stops the fight. If the roles were reverse, the fight doesn't get stopped and that's wrong. There's also a bias for big hitters, favourites etc.

I did some comprehensive research a while back about how likely fighter A is to lose. In this country, the promoter who's fighter A is least likely to lose in Ben Shalom.