Jay Z
Jay Z’s rip off Roc Nations Sports is imploding. First one of
the two biggest agencies in the world, CAA, ended their
partnership with Roc Nation Sports, that was created after
sports leagues began making rules to keep incompetent,
unintelligent, lawbreaker Jay Z out. Jay Z begged CAA to partner
with him to get around new rules in leagues embarrassingly being
called “The Jay Z rule” in sports circles.
The second blow arrived recently when prominent boxing
promotions company, Gary Shaw Promotions, dropped Roc Nation
Sports as well, severing all ties with the company. A number of
prominent boxers refused to leave their promoters, managers and
agents to sign with Jay Z. Two other top boxing promoters have
taken exception to Jay Z trying to poach their clients they
invested money in and built their brands into recognizable and
lucrative names. Last month I heard a top black boxing
promotion executive stated of Jay Z’s poaching, “I’m gonna fix
this nig*a.”
STORY SOURCE
Jay Z Just Lost One, Roc Nation
Sports Loses Partner
Feb 04, 2015 - Music mogul Jay Z`s Roc Nation Sports company
just lost partner Gary Shaw after recently bringing in the
renowned promoter. According to reports, Shaw and Roc Nation
Sports went their separate ways last Friday (January 30).
He was in the process of finalizing the assignment of many of
his fighter contracts from his old company, Gary Shaw
Productions, to Roc Nation Sports. But things were not going
smoothly - there was plenty of infighting at the company,
according to various sources - and they decided to part ways in
a surprising move. (ESPN)
Boxing News: Jay Z's Roc Nation
Sports Suffers Major Blow Following Split With Gary Shaw
Promotions After A Month. GSP Retains Bryant Jennings (Audio)
The boxing arm of Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports has suffered a
significant loss. RNS cut a deal in early January to acquire
Gary Shaw Promotions and it's stable of fighters, including
rising heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings. "On January 8,
Shaw announced "I have officially joined Roc Nation. I'll be
running their boxing division."
The newly formed teamed promoted a January 9 card at the
Theater at Madison Square Gardens. Troubles soon followed after
infighting between the companies began. On Monday, February 2.
Shaw announced the two companies had parted ways.
"We gave it a try and unfortunately it did not work out for
both parties," Shaw told ESPN.com on Monday. "It is an amicable
separation. Roc Nation was very professional at our meeting and
they allowed me to keep all of my fighters and my company, and
terminate any agreements we had together. They gave me back my
company."
"Both parties decided to go their own way and we wish Gary
nothing but the best," said Roc Nation Sports spokesman Ron
Berkowitz. GSP promoted fighters Jennings, interim lightweight
titlist Darleys Perez, middleweight contender Tureano Johnson,
lightweight Jonathan Maicelo, lightweight prospect Kenneth Sims
Jr., welterweight Francisco Santana, unbeaten junior
featherweight Roman Morales and former middleweight titlist
Daniel Geale all leave with Shaw.
Bryant Jennings (left) and Wladimir Klitschko will battle on
April 25. The loss of Jennings is an especially big blow to Roc
Nation's fledgling boxing division. At 19-0, 10 KOs, he is
scheduled to fight Wladimir Klitschko, 63-3, 53 KOs, on April 25
at Madison Square Garden. The fight will be televised by HBO.
Klitschko's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring
Heavyweight titles will be on the line. Roc Nation still has one
superstar boxer in it's stable. They signed WBA (Super) and The
Ring super-middleweight champion Andre Ward last month. They
also have two cards remaining on their three-fight deal with Fox
Sports 1.
