Court Refuses to Rescue Boxer from Bad Contract

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Michigan has denied a boxer’s motion to reconsider his decision dismissing the boxer’s claim that his former manager interfered with his boxing career.   The plaintiff, Jermaine Franklin, Jr., is a professional boxer who first met the defendant, Mark F. Haak, in 2014 after he won the U.S. National Golden Glove amateur championship. That same month, Franklin entered into a contract with Haak. From December 2014 until July 2018, Franklin worked