DANNY GREEN will initiate legal proceedings that, if successful, could bankrupt the NSW Combat Sports Authority. The boxer claims that, on top of its ''farcical'' decision to not sanction his bout with Paul Briggs, the organisation had also cost him millions of dollars by damaging his reputation after last year's victory over the great Roy Jones.

Green claimed yesterday that an ''unnecessary'' investigation into the hand wraps he wore in the victory over Jones ruined his chance to promote a lucrative ''super bout'' against the legendary Bernard Hopkins in Sydney.

On Thursday, Green was forced to relocate his IBO world cruiserweight title defense from Sydney to Perth after the Western Australian Boxing Commission said it would stage the July 21 bout. The fight had the endorsement and financial backing of the state government.