Heres an Email that I assume has been sent to any members of USA Boxing To: USA Boxing Board of Directors LBC Presidents LBC Vice Presidents LBC Registration Chairpersons LBC Treasurers From: Anthony Bartkowski, Executive Director Date: October 24, 2012 Re: AIBA Suspension of USA Boxing Effective Immediately October 19, 2012 CC: Mr. Steve Smith, Bryan-Cave HRO USA Boxing just received notification from AIBA, the international federation for boxing, that all amateur boxing activities in the United States are immediately suspended. The suspension cancels all sanctioned competitions; coach and official clinics; boxing club activities; membership registrations; and insurance coverage. USA Boxing and our insurance companies will not take any insurance claims until the AIBA suspension is remedied and/or served until January 19, 2013. The AIBA Disciplinary Commission levied this suspension against the organization for inappropriate and improper statements made by Mr. Hal Adonis earlier this year. The AIBA Disciplinary Commission Decision of October 19, 2012 states: By failing to remove Mr. Adonis from the USA Boxing Board of Directors when it had the chance to do so, USA Boxing, in essence, endorsed Mr. Adonis statements and sent out a message that such behavior was acceptable. The action (or lack thereof) and the very serious and harmful nature of Mr. Adonis statements, has jeopardized boxing and the Panel finds it appropriate to impose a suspension upon USA Boxing. This suspension must reflect the severity of the offence. The AIBA suspension terms are: 1. USA Boxing shall be fully suspended for a period of 3 months from October 19, 2012 2. Mr. Adonis shall pay a fine of CHF 2,000 and be suspended from all boxing activities at national and international levels, for 2 years starting from October 19, 2012. 3. The costs of the proceedings, fixed at CHF 1,500, shall be borne equally between USA Boxing and Mr. Adonis. 4. The decision will be communicated to USA Boxing, Mr. Adonis (via Hollie L Wieland of Karp Neu Hanlon Attorneys) and to the Headquarters of AIBA. This is the initial notification. It is unclear if further conditions or demands will follow. We are waiting on further details from AIBA. Your President; Board of Directors; and Executive Director are working diligently to determine any further demands of this suspension and to see if USA Boxing can offer any remedies to shorten it. In the event that we are successful in shortening or lessening our penalties, USA Boxing will notify you immediately to let you know your sanctioned event can take place. Please assist in communicating this information to your constituents as soon as possible. We will continue to update you on the status of this suspension as necessary. In the meantime, USA Boxing and the Board of Directors are taking every measure available to ensure that amateur boxing is resumed as soon as possible.
UPDATE: USA Boxing issues a reversal. President CK Wu AIBA Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie 54 Lausanne, Switzerland CH-1007 Sent Via Email October 25, 2012 Dear President Wu, USA Boxing has received and acknowledges the decision of the AIBA Disciplinary Commission. USA Boxing accepts that the remarks of Mr. Hal Adonis and the vote of 34 members were a violation of principles of the Olympic movement. We deeply apologize for those remarks. Remarks that discriminate against large groups of our athletes based on race or gender and associate the sport of boxing with child abuse are totally foreign to our membership. Our members have dedicated their lives to helping the young men and women of our country get off the streets and change their lives for the better. Many of these young men and women have become great American Olympic and World Champions, who are ambassadors for boxing worldwide. The membership of USA Boxing treats all athletes and members with equality and respect. As President of USA Boxing, for the protection of our Boxers and in fairness to our 37,000 members, judges, referees, and coaches who have dedicated their lives to this great sport, we respectfully ask for immediate clarification and modification of the suspension to confirm that our athletes may compete on every level and the suspension will not prohibit USA Boxing from operating at any level. The United States Olympic Committee has already demanded that changes be made to the way USA Boxing is governed and run. The offense of which we are guilty is one committed by our leadership. Please allow our leadership to accept responsibility and make it right. With complete respect for you as the man who changed the image of AIBA from a tarnished organization to a sport that has earned the respect of the IOC and the World, I ask you to help the athletes and all the good members of USA Boxing to survive this time of crisis in our organization. On behalf the members of USA Boxing, thank you for your consideration and your help. We respectfully await your response. Respectfully submitted, Charles F Butler President of USA Boxing
Long Story Short from what I've read. USA Boxing refused to remove a head member from their Board of Directors, after he made some "offensive" comments. AIBA slams the Ban Hammer. USA Boxing issues call for a reversal. I am very upset, because I was to partake in a Amateur show in about 2 weeks, which has just lost its sanction.
America should just take controls of its own boxing and start its own sanctioning body. The system sucks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/25/us-boxing-suspended-child-abuse this article gives some more information regarding what he said.
he said some off color **** about female boxers being lesbians and or abused and that no one who isnt being beaten by there family is right for boxing...
