WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) has sued his former promoter, Top Rank Boxing, citing (among other things) breach of contract, as well as fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation.
The New York Post was first to report this bombshell story, which comes less than two months after ‘Bud’ fought out his contract with the promotion.
Here is some of what the lawsuit alleges with regards to Top Rank and promoter Bob Arum’s racial bias:
“Crawford shines a spotlight on the systemic racism that runs through Top Rank, Top Rank’s complete inability to properly promote Black fighters, and Top Rank, Arum and [his stepson] Todd DuBoeuf’s disparate treatment of Black fighters, including Crawford.