Claressa Shields vs. Chantelle Cameron may be dead before it was ever made.
MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian, who represents Cameron, declared on social media over the weekend that talks are over.
The ship has sailed. The train has left the station. The plane has left the gate.
Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita, had publicly called for both sides to sit down and finish the deal. Bidarian fired back at him.
No you don’t. You literally refused simple asks for one of the real GOATs of boxing (Chantelle Cameron), focused on making a dollar versus doing the right things by fighters.
Just like the last Claressa event you put on…fighters making $150 to fight on her card is ludicrous. Maybe that’s why you are arguing over $50 per day per diems?
He closed with one more shot before deleting the post.
Stop the tortious interference.
The talks broke down after Salita alleged that MVP wanted Shields to pay a $25,000 penalty every time she made negative comments about Jake Paul or his company. Shields has repeated that claim and says she wouldn’t give up her First Amendment rights.
Nothing in negotiations has changed. We made the offer of $1.1 Million which is a great offer & you were pleased.
Shields also claimed a $1.5 million take-it-or-leave-it demand emerged afterward. Bidarian has disputed Salita’s account, claiming the proposed guarantee was cut by 27 percent.
Cameron, meanwhile, insists she still wants the fight.
The fight with Claressa is about legacy and taking on the biggest challenges. There have been some changes during negotiations that made this fight not move forward at this time, but my position is clear: I will fight Claressa. It’s a matter of when. Not if.
Shields had already named her next targets recently.
