Golden Boy Doesn’t Want To Talk About Affliction; Belfort Replaces Babalu Against Lindland

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Ever get the feeling that the Affliction-Golden Boy “partnership” really isn’t much of a partnership at all? Was it when they decided that mixing boxing with MMA on the same card wasn’t the great idea they once thought it was? If that didn’t raise a red flag for you, how about when they decided they were going to promote an event on Jan. 24, just not with Affliction? Well, if that wasn’t enough, guess what? Golden Boy doesn’t want to talk about Affliction, apparently nothing’s finalized as MDS learned earlier today on a conference call with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer.

Fan & Media Criticism Scares Off Golden Boy

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Oh, way to go, look what you did! It appears Golden Boy has changed their minds about mixing boxing with MMA, at least for now. In an ESPN.com boxing report, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schafer tells ESPN that due to all the criticism the idea has received they have elected to keep the sports separate for now.

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