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Canelo Alvarez’s purse from fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. won’t be garnished, promoter says

Canelo Alvarez attends a news conference on May 3 in Las Vegas ahead of his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Canelo Alvarez attends a news conference on May 3 in Las Vegas ahead of his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
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Canelo Alvarez’s purse money from fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday night will not be garnished to settle an $8.5-million legal judgment, Alvarez’s promoter said.

Tuto Zabala, Alvarez’s former promoter, was seeking to garnish Alvarez’s wages, but the fighter’s promoter said Thursday a legal team had stopped the attempt.

“We’ve posted a bond and we’re appealing it,” Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez told the Los Angeles Times. “Courts got it yesterday. They can’t do anything.”

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Zabala’s All Star Boxing promoted Alvarez before the future two-division champion departed for Golden Boy in 2011 and gained riches from bouts against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto and Amir Khan.

Gomez said pay-per-view profits will likely bump Alvarez’s purse from Saturday’s fight far beyond $8.5 million.

“It’s just cheap publicity,” Gomez said of Zabala’s attempt. “They knew we were going to post a bond.”

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A Florida court awarded Zabala the judgment against Alvarez last year following a trial that found Alvarez broke his exclusive contract with Zabala by signing with Golden Boy. The promoter was not found responsible for tortious interference.

lance.pugmire@latimes.com

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