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Ahead of his exhibition boxing match with Logan Paul happening June 6, Floyd Mayweather got into a heated scuffle with the YouTuber’s brother Jake Paul following a peaceful promotional news conference at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Mayweather and Jake, who most recently beat former NBA player Nate Robinson and UFC fighter Ben Askren in the ring, went face-to-face backstage in an exchange of taunts. Just as things were reaching a peak, Jake took the cap off the boxing superstar’s head sparking a frenzy between the entourages behind them.
Following the mayhem, Mayweather is seen angrily storming around searching for Jake Paul as his security try to calm him down. A post on Twitter from Jake reveals that the controversial figure planned to steal the hat ahead of their confrontation going on to share his thoughts on what he had done. Reports are also noting that the YouTuber suffered a black eye and busted tooth from the scuffle.
Financial details of Conor McGregor’s Proper 12 buyout revealed
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In March Mexican beverage company Becle, best known for the tequila brand Jose Cuervo, announced that they had fully acquired Eire Born Spirits, a company owned by Conor McGregor, Audie Attar and Ken Austin which produces Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey.
Becle were instrumental in setting up EBS in 2017 exchange for a minority stake in the company. Over time Becle increased their ownership stake to 49% before enacting the option that would allow them to acquire the remaining 51% of the company. When Becle announced this move, financial terms were not released.
Conor McGregor keeps winning. Perhaps the greatest MMA star of them all is part of a lucrative deal to sell a two-year-old whiskey brand he helped found for US$600 million, according to multiple reports. Proximo Spirits, which owns Jose Cuervo and numerous other alcohol brands, acquired a majority stake in Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey in a deal worth up to $600 million, both sides told spirits trade publication Shanken News Daily on Tuesday. Proximo had a 49-per-cent share previously but went for a majority in the deal with McGregor, McGregor s agent Audie Attar with Paradigm Sports Management and partner Ken Austin.
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Proximo Spirits has acquired a majority stake in Proper No. Twelve Irish whiskey in a deal worth up to $600 million, both sides told the spirits trade publication Shanken News Daily on Tuesday.