Manny Pacquiao to sue Top Rank over unpaid fees for Matthysse fight

Last month, Top Rank and ESPN announced a new seven-year deal to keep boxing on the Worldwide Leader in Sports.

Manny Pacquiao has a problem with it. The boxing legend took to his Instagram account Monday and announced that he has not received the U.S. rights payment for his bout against Lucas Matthysse on Jul. 15. That fight was broadcast on ESPN+. Due to that, he says he's suing Top Rank over the "non-payment" and will "attempt to restrict my future rights."

Take a look at his full IG post below.

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations and good luck to @TRboxing and @ESPN on your 7-year partnership agreement. I know both of you have been very busy finalizing the deal. However, I have not received the US rights payment for my July 15 fight against Lucas Matthysse that was broadcast on ESPN plus. Therefore, I am initiating legal proceedings against Top Rank and all other parties based on the non-payment and attempt to restrict my future rights. Thank you.

A post shared by Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) on Sep 10, 2018 at 5:57am PDT

Sporting News emailed Bob Arum's Top Rank and ESPN for comments, but haven't heard back from either outlet as of Monday morning.