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NEW YORK (AP) - A European boxing promoter is suing Showtime, contending the cable network conspired to help WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler break his promotional contract and take part in its round-robin tournament.
The complaint was filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan. It claims Showtime was unwilling to work with promoter Mogens Palle in putting together a six-man tournament featuring the 168-pound division that began last weekend in Europe.
The lawsuit says the network secured Kessler by working through German promoter Sauerland Event, which promotes fellow tournament member Arthur Abraham. Palle believes that represents a breach of his exclusive promotional rights to the Danish fighter.
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