By Chris Williams: 50 Cent [Curtis Jackson] of TMT Promotions has already been licensed to promote in New York with his new company formed with Floyd Mayweather Jr. He’s now reportedly applying for a license in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the chances are incredibly high that he’s going to be approved.
Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer told RingTV what they’re looking for when they’re licensing a promoter, saying “We’re looking at the background of the people involved and their personal history. You’re also looking at the financial wherewithal of the company and then you’re also looking at the ability of the company to do promotions.”
50 Cent definitely has got the financial resources to promote. He’s got a personal worth of over $100 million, and he’s already been successful in business. He’s definitely someone that can do the job. However, 50 Cent and Mayweather Jr. are going to have to hire a fairly large staff because there’s a lot of things that they’ll need done that they won’t have time to do themselves.
It can’t be just 50 Cent and Mayweather pushing all that paper, making all the phone calls and meeting with all the people. It’s going to be too much work. They’re going to have to put a good team together for them to be successful at the promotional side. They’re doing a great job of signing top talent, such as Yuriorkis Gamboa, Andre Dirrell and Billy Dib. Andre Berto could be the next fighter they sign on.
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