Jay Z may backdoored his way into promoting the next Heavyweight champion of the world. In a deal that has been discussed for weeks, Roc Nation and Gary Shaw Production have merged in a deal that will see Shaw run the boxing division for Roc Nation Sports Boxing Scene is reporting.
Roc Nation Sports will stage their first event on Friday night from the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Fox Sports 1 will televise it. It a huge deal for both companies.
“I’m proud that I’m with Roc Nation officially. I’ve brought over all of my employees, my fighters. I’m a big step for me personally and for GSP. Roc Nation is going to bring more exposure than any other promotional company to any fighter,” Shaw told BoxingScene.com.
Some of Shaw’s fighters include Bryant Jennings, Daniel Geale, Jose Pedraza,
Jhonatan Romero, Thomas Dulorme, Luis Del Valle, Laudelino Barros, Darley Perez, Victor Fonseca, Marvin Qintero, Art Hovhannisyan, Kimbo Slice, Tureano Johnson and others.