To: Association of Boxing Commission Members
From: Tim Lueckenhoff, President
Jim Erickson, 1ST Vice President
Greg Sirb, 2nd Vice President
A. E. “Buddy” Embanato, Treasurer
Joe Miller, Secretary
Date: August 19, 2010
Re: Antonio Margarito
In the matter of the
Antonio Margarito case the Association of Boxing Commissions, (ABC), officers
were pleased that Mr. Antonio Margarito did indeed appear before the
California State Athletic Commission, (CSAC), for licensure, the ABC had
maintained since the beginning of this matter that Mr. Margarito should seek a
hearing with CSAC. The ABC was also pleased that other member commissions
held firm against licensing Mr. Margarito until he could appear before CSAC
since they were the original disciplining commission.
The ABC believes that the CSAC did their due diligence in conducting a
fair an impartial hearing and should be commended for laying out the facts and
findings surrounding this matter.
At this time Mr. Margarito has fulfilled his obligations per the ABC
(which was to appear before the CSAC before applying for licensure to another
state/tribal commission in the United States) and thus he is now free to
pursue licensure with any ABC member commission. There is nothing under the
federal law that would prohibit consideration for licensure.
The ABC would hope that each ABC member commission would examine the
facts that have been laid out by the CSAC and weigh those facts in determining
if Mr. Margarito should indeed be licensed to compete in their jurisdiction.
8-18-2010
