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WILLIAMS, MITCHELL AND MITTLEMAN TO MEET IN JUDGE MAHAN'S COURT By Elisa Harrison |
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WILLIAMS, MITCHELL AND MITTLEMAN TO MEET IN JUDGE MAHAN'S COURT By Elisa Harrison |
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Robert Mittleman
Boxing manager Robert Mittleman,
who briefly managed Oscar de la Hoya back in 1992, is expected to testify in the
case. Mittleman, a native of Oak Park, Illinois, already plead guilty in May to fixing fights, and
trying to pay a federal prosecutor and a judge to have the case against Williams
dismissed. Mittleman also admitted arranging for Williams to lose a
March 31, 2000 match against Brian Nielsen in Denmark. According to Mittleman's plea agreement, Williams -who was knocked out in the third round- was paid
approximately $40,000 for the loss. Mittleman also admitted Mitchell asked him in July 2000 to arrange for
Williams to lose an August 12, 2000 boxing match against Richie Melito Jr. in Las
Vegas. The fight took place at
the Paris Hotel and Casino, on the undercard of the Evander Holyfield-John Ruiz WBA
heavyweight bout.
Williams was stopped in the opening round. According to the plea agreement, Mittleman was paid $1,000 to fix
the fight, and Williams got $15,000 to lose to Melito Jr. Williams, who has lost eleven out of his last fourteen fights, ten of them
via the short route, sports a professional record of 28 wins, 17 losses, 19 KOs.
He last won a fight in January of 2003, when he faced an opponent who had 2 wins
and 13 losses on his professional résumé.
Click here to view Williams' record
in its entirety. We contacted Tim Lueckenhoff regarding this story. We
were told that as a result of an inquiry by a
Las Vegas
parole officer, the Association of Boxing Commission contacted its membership in
June of 2004 regarding Robert Mittleman's admission of wrongdoing as.stated
above. According to Mr. Lueckenhoff Robert Mittleman does not
have a license of any type in any of the states associated with the ABC. This is
an amazing revelation considering Mittleman has managed boxers, has acted
as a booking agent in several states and has even worked corners in many bouts
all over the United States.
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Heavyweight boxer Thomas
'Top Dawg' Williams and
his manager Robert Mitchell face bribery and conspiracy charges. The
trial before U.S. District Judge James Mahan is expected to take three weeks,
and jury selection began earlier this week.
Robert Mittleman, who in spite of his guilty plea continues to operate in
the sport of boxing to this day, is scheduled for sentencing December 6.
