Participants Left Unpaid After Rochester Boxing Event

Participants left unpaid after Rochester boxing event

According to the boxers' management, checks issued to fighters and commission members bounced following the April 25 event.

Boxing event in Rochester leaves promoters more than $100K in debt, fighters still unpaid

A professional boxing event at Blue Cross Arena left promoters more than $100,000 in debt, and they're still on the hook to pay the venue and the fighters.

Big Trouble At The Boxing Extravaganza In Rochester, NY

Last Saturday, April 25, a fight card advertised as the “Boxing Extravaganza” was held at the former Rochester War Memorial, now known as Blue Cross Arena, in Rochester, New York, and promoted by Savage Life Promotions. Headlining the show was a bout for the US WBC Silver super lightweight title between defending champion Bryce Mills of Syracuse, NY (70 miles east on the New York State Thruway), and challenger Julio Rosa of Orlando by way of Pue…