J&J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Kiflu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 18-cv-225 (CRC) TESFIT KIFLU, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 2, 2015, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. and Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao squared off in a boxing match billed as “The Fight of the Century.” Unfortunately for the tens of millions of viewers around the world, it proved to be anything but. Among the likely disappointed were approximately 120 patrons at the Cloud Restaurant & Lounge in Washington, D.C., which aired the fight despite having no right to do so. Plaintiff J &…