By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com has been advised by promoter Gary Shaw that a deal has been finalized to merge his company, Gary Shaw Productions, with the boxing division of Roc Nation Sports, a sports management and promotional company which was founded by rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter in 2013.

Shaw, who founded his company in 2002 after a lengthy stay with Main Events, will head Roc Nation's boxing division.

Roc Nation Sports—which announced its intentions to enter the boxing market in 2013—will stage their first event on Friday night from the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Fox Sports 1 will televise.

"I'm proud that I'm with Roc Nation officially. I've brought over all of my employees, my fighters. I'm a big step for me personally and for GSP. Roc Nation is going to bring more exposure than any other promotional company to any fighter," Shaw told BoxingScene.com.

Some of Shaw's fighters include Bryant Jennings, Daniel Geale, Jose Pedraza,

Jhonatan Romero, Thomas Dulorme, Luis Del Valle, Laudelino Barros, Darley Perez, Victor Fonseca, Marvin Qintero, Art Hovhannisyan, Kimbo Slice, Tureano Johnson and others.

Pedraza's promotional situation is more unique than the others, as he is also co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Universal Promotions. Shaw plans to relinquish his shares of Pedraza's contract to Roc Nation, but such a move would require the approval of all parties involved, otherwise he would have to buy out his portion of the contract.

At the moment, matchmaker Eric Bottjer is assisting Roc Nation Sports. Shaw states that his company will hire and announce a head matchmaker in the coming weeks.

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