Just months ahead of a match against current heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, boxer Bryant Jennings will no longer be represented by Roc Nation Sports as promoter Gary Shaw Productions has announced it is breaking off from the company.
Gary Shaw, a veteran boxing promoter with an office in New Jersey, sold his company to Roc Nation Sports in early January and brought a roster of fighters including Jennings, Darleys Perez, Tureano Johnson, Jonathan Maicelo, and Roman Morales to Jay Z’s sports management upstart. Shaw’s split from Roc Nation comes less than a month after his initial signing and he will retain his original client list following the departure.
“We gave it a try and unfortunately it did not work out for both parties,” Shaw told ESPN. “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.”
Separately, Shaw alluded to the split as a sort of annulment. “We had never actually closed all the documentation to the deal and they were very kind,” he said in a statement to Boxing Scene. “Anything I had signed is now ripped up, for lack of a better term.”
Shaw’s arrival at Roc Nation Sports came just ahead of the company’s first ever boxing card at Madison Square Garden on January 9. Roc Nation will no longer have a hand in Jennings’ title challenge fight against Klitschko on April 25 but will move ahead with its second card in March as a part of a three-fight deal with Fox Sports 1 according to ESPN.
Last month, former lightweight WBC champ Adrien Broner made headlines after speaking out about Roc Nation Sports’ offer for representation.
“I mean, you know, they sent an email whatever,” he said. “You know, Jay Z didn’t do it literally. They shot the email or whatever, I wasn’t happy with it. The capacity of the contract was $40 million for five years, that’s just bullshit.
“I mean, it is what it is,” he added. “At the end of the day, I felt disrespected. If you gon’ come to me and tell me that I’m gonna fight two times a year getting $8 million a year for five years straight. You got me fucked up. I’m not old. I’m scheduled to fight four times this year.”
Curtis Jackson predicted this 2 months ago.
…………yep. Jay has no backround in this shit unlike 50. it shows.
Shaw just took HOV’s whole fighting Roster but 1 name.
Roc Nation with the L
““I think they gonna clean Jay up,” 50 said convincingly. “You can’t just buy your way into it by purchasing existing companies and stuff like that,” he said. “You look at the roster of fighters…you have to have experienced people around to run it. But boxing is like the fur coat business…we don’t know how much they actually sold the jacket for.”
Bryant Jennings !
Do it 110 KG 6’3″ with body building not have air in the body and boxing face to face do not look down fighting on distance if infight protect you chin too and face be carefull he knocks you out he is educated do not give up and fight and boxing you got it you can knock him out concentration if not in concentration he needs only five rounds for you he knocks you out !
Bryant Jennings !
Bryant important is the fists straight to the fighters not to fight with the inside of the gloves workout too and training straight the fists not professional is not fight with the inside of the gloves straight the arms and fists workout and 19 times against the chin and the times left right …. left 19 times and straight 19 times that and every part 15 times in concentration and more weight you got it and if he is attacking you try to hide your face and your forehead and your chin he is strong educated since 2004 strong you got it everything and wishing you the best for the fight and do not give up there are only one life if you are not in concentration he knocks you out or TKO be carefull and fight and do not give up concentration wishing you the best !
Bryant Jennings do not fight with the inside of the gloves that is not professional straight the arms and the fists straight to the fighters and use your lead fist arm to hold on distance the fighters workout not with the inside of the gloves wishing you the best there are only one life you got it fight will be a great fight I told you he knocks you out concentration !