ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three months after a boxing event at the Blue Cross Arena failed to cover its expenses, promoters Clay Harris and Derrick Grambling say they are working to pay back everyone involved.
The April boxing extravaganza didn’t just fail to turn a profit — it didn’t even cover expenses, leaving the promoters thousands of dollars in debt. Harris and Grambling reached out to News10NBC to share their progress and set the record straight.
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“Between Derek and I, we sacrificed to make sure we are making good on all of our financial obligations after it didn’t turn out the way we needed it to,” Harris said.
“I don’t do fraudulent stuff,” Grambling said.
Harris and Grambling have spent the past three months going over every detail of the failed event. Now, they say they are writing checks and paying people back.
“Yes, majority of people have been paid off. And there is some people that we still have to pay, and 100% they’re going to get paid. They deserve it. We understand it. We’re not running from it,” Grambling said.
Harris and Grambling never thought they would have a problem packing the Blue Cross Arena. Boxing has a rich history in Rochester dating back to the 19th century and turning out champions like Carmen Basilio and Charles “the Natural” Murray. Even George Foreman fought at the War Memorial back in 1989.
But people didn’t show up. What hurts more than the disappointment, the promoters say, are accusations that the fight was some get-rich-quick scheme. Both say that couldn’t be further from the truth — they’ve sacrificed and lost a lot, but they’re making progress.
Payments going out
Harris and Grambling provided copies of cashier’s checks they sent out. News10NBC reached out to local boxers, who confirmed they’ve been paid, although no one wanted to speak on camera.
“This is a heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy weight on me. One of the things that I do and sacrifice and I don’t get paid for it, but for this backlash and this weight and even trying to — the system is trying to make it criminal,” Harris said.
“You know, I’m a fighter, too. And you know, when you get down, you get up. And if you want to be successful and you want to make an impact sometimes you gotta take a risk. There’s no millionaire, billionaire or whatever that did not fail multiple times,” Grambling said.
Out of the 16 boxers who participated in the boxing extravaganza, 10 have been paid in full, five have received partial payment and one boxer has not been paid at all. Harris says they expect to have full payment to the five other boxers in the next two months.
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