British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is assessing his present partnership with Conor McGregor following the Irish megastar’s latest civil swimsuit.
Earlier this month, McGregor was discovered responsible for the sexual assault of Nikita Hand at a Dublin lodge in 2018. McGregor by no means confronted felony expenses for the alleged incident, however a Excessive Courtroom jury dominated that McGregor had raped her throughout the encounter in query and is forcing the UFC fighter to pay Hand greater than $250,000 in damages.
Whereas that will not look like a lot for a person price a reported $100 million, the difficulty doesn’t cease there for McGregor.
After the ruling, ‘Mystic Mac’ has seen Correct No. 12 — the whiskey model he offered to Proximo Spirits for $600 million in 2021 — drop him as a spokesman and a number of shops all through Eire and the UK have discontinued promoting merchandise related to McGregor, together with his Solid Irish Stout.
Hearn Nonetheless assessing ongoing partnership with Conor McGregor
In recent times, Solid Irish Stout has sponsored a number of fighters corresponding to Katie Taylor, Anthony Joshua, and Callum Walsh. The model additionally has offers with each Naked Knuckle Combating Championship and Matchroom Boxing.
Nevertheless, the latter could now be in peril after Hearn, the chairman of Matchroom, revealed that he’s at the moment trying over all the knowledge earlier than deciding on the way forward for his partnership with McGregor.
“Got to digest all the information which is coming out thick and fast, and obviously we have a responsibility to look at all our partnerships,” Hearn instructed Professional Boxing Followers. “We’ll do that over the immediate future and decide as a business what we’re going to do” (h/t Basically Sports activities).
Conor McGregor has continued to disclaim the allegations levied in opposition to him and plans to attraction the court docket’s determination. Whatever the end result, it’s clear that the injury has already been accomplished.
