Eddie Hearn and his company, Matchroom Boxing, are suing Jake Paul and seeking over $100 million in damages for defamation, claiming the YouTube star-turned-boxer damaged their reputation in a recent interview.
The lawsuit states that Paul “made outrageously false and baseless allegations” when he accused Hearn of paying off judge Glenn Feldman in a bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua in August, per TMZ Sports.
“Glenn Feldman shows up in Saudi and scores Anthony Joshua to win the fight when everyone who watched the fight said it was not a split decision,” Paul said, before adding, “Clearly, this guy is getting paid money by Matchroom Boxing.”
Paul also claimed that Feldman was paid off by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in an April fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Taylor defeated Serrano by split decision.
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Hearn has denied the allegations, calling them “outlandishly false.” According to his lawyer, Frank Salzano, Hearn is suing for over $100 million in damages:
“Both legally and ethically there is a clear line separating opinion from defamatory lies. Jake Paul knows that, and he purposely crossed that line when he wrongly accused Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn of fixing fights.”
“Nonetheless he was still given an opportunity to retract his defamatory statements and refused to. Now he will face the legal consequences of his actions as Matchroom and Mr. Hearn will be seeking damages in well excess of $100 million given the value and goodwill attached to the Matchroom business and the harmful nature of Mr. Paul’s comments.”
source bleacherreport.com
