Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, STATE BOXING COMMISSION
Respondent: WARRIOR BOXING PROMOTIONS, INC.
Judges: ERROL H. POWELL
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Filed: Feb. 20, 2006
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA:
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
FLORIDA STATE BOXING COMMISSION
FLORIDA STATE BOXING COMMISSION
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Petitioner, ay
DBPRCase No, 2005-047160
v.
WARRIORS BOXING PROMOTIONS, INC., O 5S . 2d 9/
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioners, the Florida State Boxing Commission (“Commission”), and the State
of Florida, Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Department, files
this Administrative ‘Complaint against Respondent, WARRIORS BOXING
PROMOTIONS, INC., and state: | -
ESSENTIAL ALLEGATIONS OF MATERIAL FACT
1. Petitioners are the State agencies charged with supervising and regulating
professional pugilistic exhibitions in the State of Florida, pursuant to Florida Statutes,
specifically, Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 548, Florida Statues, (the “Joe
Lang Kershaw Act”), and the rules promulgated thereto.
2, Respondent’s address of record is 4151 North State Road 7, Hollywood,
Florida 33021.
3. Respondent has been, at all times material hereto, a Licensed Promoter
in accordance with section 548.017(1), Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated
thereto.
4, On or about August 26, 2005, Respondent was the Promoter of Record in
a Commission sanctioned match in Hollywood, Florida.
5. Ray Mercer was the Licensed Participant of record for the August 26,
2005, match.
6. The Letter of Agreement between Promoter and Participant signed August
25, 2005 and attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, provides that “Warriors Boxing Promotions,
Inc. agrees to pay Ray Mercer seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for services rendered”.
7. Participant Ray Mercer received partial payment of $13,000 before the
August 26, 2005 match, but did not receive the remaining fifty-seven thousand dollars
~. ($57,000) owed to him under the contract within 24 hours of the match, As of September.
9, 2005, the remaining fifty-seven thousand dollars ($57,000) has not been paid by
Respondent to Ray Mercer or his manager.
8. Section 548.053(1), Florida Statutes, provides is pertinent part:
Unless otherwise directed by a representative of the commission, all
purses shall be distributed by the promoter no later than 24 hours after the
match. A written statement showing the distribution of the purse,
including each item of receipt and each expenditure or deduction, shall be
furnished to the participant and her or his manager, together with the
participant's share of the purse. The promoter shall retain a copy of the
statement, certified by her or him to be correct, with receipted vouchers
for all expenditures and deductions, for a period to be designated by the
commission, which copy shall be provided to the commission upon
demand. :
COUNT I
9. Petitioners re-allege and incorporate by reference the allegations of fact set
forth in paragraphs one (1) through eight (8) as though fully set forth herein.
deems appropriate.
10. Based on the foregoing; Respondent violated Section 548.053(1), Florida
24 hours of the boxing match.
Statutes, by failing to distribute all purse money to the participant and his manager within
WHEREFORE, Petitioners respectfully request the Florida State Boxing
Counsel for the Department:
CHARLES F. TUNNICLIFF
Florida Bar No. 0153831
Lead Professions Attorney
Office of the General Counsel
Department of Business
and Professional Regulation
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750
Phone: (850) 487-9656
Facsimile: (850) 414-6749
Case No. 2005-047160
CFT/JL
Commission issue a’Final Order as final agency action finding the Respondent guilty as
charged and imposing one or more of the following penalties: revocation of Respondent’s
license(s) or permit(s); suspension of Respondent’s license(s) or permit(s); imposition of
an administrative fine of not more than $5 ,000 (five thousand dollars), for each count or
offense; surrender of the remaining $57,000 owed match participant, Ray Mercer; any
combination of the foregoing which may apply; or, any other relief the Commission
oft
SIGNED this day of AY , 2005.
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Ks ASON PENLEY
Executive Director
Florida State Boxing Commission
FILED
Department of Gusinass and Professlonat Ragulation
DEPUTY CLERK
Docket for Case No: 06-000678
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jul. 11, 2006 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jul. 10, 2006 |
Joint Motion for Relinquishment of Jurisdiction filed.
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Apr. 14, 2006 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Apr. 14, 2006 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for July 19 and 20, 2006; 9:00 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Apr. 10, 2006 |
Notice of Response to Court Order filed.
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Mar. 31, 2006 |
Order Requiring Response (no later than April 10, 2006, parties shall advise in writing of the estimated length of time necessary for a final hearing in this matter and of several mutually-agreeable dates for scheduling the final hearing).
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Feb. 07, 2006 |
Letter to Judge Cohen from C. Tunnicliff requesting that case be reopened (formerly DOAH Case No. 05-3991).
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Oct. 27, 2005 |
Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 27, 2005 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Oct. 27, 2005 |
Agency referral filed.
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