SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers with O’Melveny & Myers are going after one of boxing’s biggest behind-the-scenes names, accusing him of illegally trying to take over the industry.
Alan Haymon, who manages legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather and helped orchestrate his May fight with Manny Pacquiao, wants to control nearly every major professional boxer competing in the U.S., according to the lawyers. They accuse Haymon of buying up airtime for his fights through an illegal “payola” scheme, booking prime venues and then canceling just so competitors can’t use them, and forcing his boxers to reject deals from other promoters. The intent is to squeeze competing promoters out of the industry—”law, fair competition, and fighters’ rights be damned,” the lawyers wrote.
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