1:26-cv-05150
S.D.N.Y.
Jun 25, 2026

CSI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, et al., Plaintiffs, -against- FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. and FRIST APEX VENTURES LLC, Defendants.

26-CV-5150 (VSB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

June 25, 2026

VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge

ORDER

VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge:

I am in receipt of Defendants’ filing earlier this afternoon indicating that “the Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer proceed in Athens, Greece as planned on Saturday evening.” (Doc. 28.) In Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order, they stated that “[t]he Zambidis Fight is the most imminent harm to Plaintiffs as it is scheduled to take place in Greece next Saturday, June 27, 2026.” (Doc. 5 at 3 (emphasis in original).) Plaintiffs also sought additional relief in their motion, including “[p]rohibiting Mayweather from fighting anyone else other than Tyson before he honors his obligation to fight Tyson as his next fight in an event broadcast by CSI Sports” and “[p]reventing Mayweather from fighting anyone other than Pacquiao or a fighter acceptable to CSI Entertainment Events immediately after Tyson in a bout to be broadcast by CSI Entertainment Events.” (Id. at 2.) There appears to be no prospect that the latter of these additional forms of relief, at least, will become relevant prior to September 26, 2026. (See Doc. 24 (discussing a possible September 26, 2026 date for the exhibition against Tyson).)

“The purpose of a temporary restraining order is to preserve an existing situation in statu quo until the court has an opportunity to pass upon the merits of the demand for a preliminary injunction.” Pan Am. World Airways, Inc. v. Flight Engineers’ Intern. Ass’n, 306 F.2d 840, 842 (2d Cir. 1962). “The Court must examine whether the movants have demonstrated a threat of irreparable harm that will occur immediately to justify a temporary restraining order, while the temporal context of a preliminary injunction takes a longer view.” Omnistone Corp. v. Cuomo, 485 F. Supp. 3d 365, 367–68 (E.D.N.Y. 2020) (emphasis in original).

As the fight between Mayweather and Zambidis previously scheduled for this Saturday, June 27, “will no longer proceed,” (see Doc. 28), it is not clear to me what “irreparable harm” will “occur immediately,” while I adjudicate the merits of Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. See Omnistone, 485 F. Supp. 3d. at 367 (emphasis in original). As such, I will hold any ruling on the Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order in abeyance at least until I hear from the parties concerning: (1) the need for an immediate ruling on the motion for a temporary restraining order; and (2) a proposed expedited schedule for discovery, briefing, and a preliminary injunction hearing. The parties should meet and confer and propose a time for a telephonic conference next week to discuss these two issues. The court is available for a conference next week on Monday, June 29 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 30 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 25, 2026

New York, New York

Vernon S. Broderick

United States District Judge