Twitter - Shumenov free agent, Rafael Marquez to return on Chavez Jr card

Just got a release that Beibut Shumenov has severed ties with Goossen-Tutor. This marriage was Britney Spears-esque in length

Bob Arum says that Rafa Marquez is planning to return on the Chavez Jr show on June 4th in Los Angeles

WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs) today filed a lawsuit against Goossen Tutor Promotions. The lawsuit asks the Nevada court to confirm that a promotional agreement between Shumenov and Goossen Tutor is terminated. Shumenov says terminated his agreement with Goossen Tutor Promotions in January of this year and alleges that Goossen Tutor Promotions violated its duties under the contract in different ways. The lawsuit charges breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and deceptive trade practices and seeks a judicial confirmation that the agreement is terminated. Shumenov seeks unspecified damages, including punitive damages.

Arum described the talks with the Dodger brass as "excellent," adding, "Maybe it was the people we met with. They seemed more authoritative and more knowledgeable. The people last time didn’t seem to know anything. These people grasped everything; this guy who’s their general counsel and in charge of all these types of events, Sam Hernandez, he understood everything."

The set-up would be identical to the one Top Rank utilized at Yankee Stadium last summer for the bout between Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman "because we’re in the baseball season. The ideal place is to have the ring between home plate and second base but you can’t do that during the season. So the next best thing is to do it like Yankee Stadium, where you do it in right-centerfield," said Arum.

Much of this card, where the main event will be televised by HBO, will focus on the life and career of Junior’s father, who gets inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame the following week in Canastota, New York.

Arum explained, "It would be a tribute to Chavez Sr. and what we’re going to have is stuff from his career, where he won his first title in L.A., that kind of thing. And then we’re going to load the show up with Mexicans stars like Rafael Marquez, who is planning to be on the card." (No word if Frank versus Jamie McCourt will be on the undercard)