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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016The Nevada State Athletic Commission hammered California boxing promoter Roy Englebrecht with an 18-month suspension for providing false and misleading information on behalf of fighter Zab Judah.
Nevada AG officially files legal complaint on Roy Englebrecht for perjury, forgery, ID theft
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016The administrative process to suspend Roy Englebrecht on charges of perjury, forgery, and ID theft in Nevada has officially begun and the hammer is coming down on him May 25th. Will California accept Nevada’s suspension?
The WBC & VADA have just radically changed drug testing in boxing but what’s the legal fallout?
Sunday, May 15th, 2016The WBC’s partnership with VADA has just changed the landscape of boxing when it comes to drug testing. However, the amount of legal questions raised by this new partnership are voluminous and the role of state athletic commissions is as murky as ever.
The python-like sophisticated legal strategy to choke out Al Haymon’s financial backing
Monday, May 2nd, 2016Shareholders in the two investment trusts that are financing Al Haymon’s PBC are suing the trusts and asking for their money back. This could effectively choke off Haymon’s funding.
If the schmuck throwing tacos at Victor Ortiz used a bottle instead, California would be lawyering up
Sunday, May 1st, 2016After getting knocked out by Andre Berto at StubHub Center, Victor Ortiz was attacked by a fan using tacos. If that fan had used a plastic or glass bottle, there would be a whole lot of lawsuits going on.
California State Athletic Commission is under no legal obligation to honor third-party drug testing
Friday, April 29th, 2016Boxer Francisco Vargas got busted for clenbuterol during a VADA drug testing. However, since the drug test wasn’t administered by the California State Athletic Commission, he will still be able to fight Orlando Salido on June 4th.
Book review: Ali vs. Inoki, The Forgotten Fight (Josh Gross) – a buy recommendation
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016We’re approaching the 40 year anniversary of the infamous Ali vs. Inoki fight at Budokan that forever changed the combat sports landscape. Author Josh Gross tackled an incredibly challenging topic with great vigor.
Major financial & legal changes coming to the Nevada State Athletic Commission
Tuesday, April 19th, 2016The state of Nevada is shifting their athletic commission’s budget to a self-funding model and as a result, major financial & legal changes are coming.
Roy Englebrecht continues promoting in California despite Nevada perjury, forgery charges
Thursday, March 31st, 2016Despite admitting under oath that he was guilty of wrong-doing related to pending charges of perjury & forgery brought by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, promoter Roy Englebrecht is continuing to promote events in California.
Not again! Andy Foster/California State Athletic Commission approved booking of 60 year old, 200-pound female boxer who got rocked
Sunday, March 27th, 2016Things have sunk to an all-time low for quality of boxing regulation in the state of California.
California promoter Roy Englebrecht admits “mistake” regarding Nevada perjury & forgery charges
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016Nevada’s athletic commission is dropping the hammer on California promoter Roy Englebrecht over allegations of both perjury & forgery in relation to supposedly falsified licensing paperwork that Englebrecht filed on behalf of boxer Zab Judah.
What happens if Nevada drops the hammer on promoter Roy Englebrecht and costs California $?
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended boxer Zab Judah & promoter Roy Englebrecht for allegedly failing to disclose that Judah owes back child support. The question is how much money will this cost both men?
California legislature preparing to establish task force on weight cutting & dehydration
Thursday, January 7th, 2016The process is underway in California to legally tackle a major problem in combat sports: extreme weight-cutting and dehydrated fighters.
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