In a move worthy of mention the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) chose to suspend Eric 'Little Hands of Steel' Morel, thus preventing the 29 year old from challenging WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of Hopkins-Taylor's July 16th NeXt in Line PPV event.

This past Wednesday a panel of NSAC board members recommended that the native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, now residing in Madison, Wisconsin, be suspended due to his violation of a Nevada Administrative Code that allows the Commission to suspend a license "if the holder is arrested or convicted on a charge involving moral turpitude."

Morel faces up to 30 years in a penal institution for second-degree sexual assault of a child, and he is expected to be sentenced later this summer.  

7-8-2005