Court enjoins Guillermo Rigondeaux from Participating in Sept. 15 bout vs. Robert Marroquin
A Circuit Court hearing was held this morning in Miami and the Court enjoined World Boxing Association World Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KOs) from engaging in any bout not approved by his manager, Gary Hyde, and also enjoined Rigondeaux from participating in a September 15 fight previously announced by Top Rank.
Top Rank had scheduled Rigondeaux to defend his WBA title on Sept. 15 against Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KOs) on the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. HBO Pay-Per-View event, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the Rigondeaux-Top Rank contract expired prior to that date and Mr. Hyde had not approved the September 15 date and had, in fact, obtained lucrative offers from other promoters. At that point Top Rank sought to schedule Mr. Rigondeaux without Mr. Hyde’s permission.
Hyde has been Rigondeaux’s manager since the two-time Olympic gold medalist defected from Cuba in 2007.
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One thing is for sure, it would be a shame if Rigondeaux gets put on the shelf for an extended period of time because of legal action between his manager and (current or former) promoter. He has too much talent and has risen too quickly to see that wasted now.
Of course, a fight like this one, after a fight against Teon Kennedy, wasn’t exactly appealing either. While he wants to get in the ring with Nonito Donaire, there are many other more lucrative and exciting fights than these two that Rigondeaux could be pursuing in the meantime. Let’s hope we see him and his team do that without too much complication or delay.
