California State Athletic Commission on the Path to Destruction:Does is Matter? Retired Boxers Foundation Thinks it Does!

Retired Boxers Foundation news release

California State Athletic Commission on the Path to Destruction: Does is Matter? Retired Boxers Foundation Thinks it Does!

Senate Bill 247, sponsored by Sen. Liz Figueroa, D-Sunol, seeks to abolish the State Athletic Commission- and turn over jurisdiction next year to the state Department of Consumer Affairs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2005

[Simi Valley, CA] The Retired Boxers Foundation is releasing this statement in opposition to the California Senate Bill 247, sponsored by Liz Figueroa, (D. Sunol), which intends to dismantle the existing California State Athletic Commission and turn over the jurisdiction to the State Department of Consumer Affairs. Executive Director of the Retired Boxers Foundation said, “The California State Athletic Commission has had several opportunities to fix its problems but has never had the proper resources to do it, nor did it use what was available to them. In a nutshell, leadership has been asleep at the wheel.

According to the Sacramento Bee, May 1, 2005:

    “ The measure already has legs. Recommendations, describing the commission as inefficient in operational and financial procedures, won approval Monday during a Figueroa-chaired business-and-professions committee hearing. There are other legislative steps to be taken before it reaches the Senate floor for a vote. But if the bill passes there and the Assembly acts accordingly, it's on to the governor's desk, although a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says his boss has yet to take a position.”

Retired Boxers Foundation www.retiredboxers.org

Alex “The Bronx Bomber” Ramos: Founder and President of the Retired Boxers Foundation; 4-time New York Golden Gloves Champion; 1984 USBA Middleweight Champion; 1986 California Middleweight Champion; Member of the USA Boxing Team 1978-80; One of NBC’s “Tomorrow’s Champions. Became homeless and addicted to alcohol and drugs only to escape from what he calls “the darkness” and start the Retired Boxers Foundation to help retired professional boxers in the difficult transition from their glorious days in the ring to a dignified retirement.

Jacquie Richardson: Executive Director of the Retired Boxers Foundation. Grant writer with over twenty years experience who met Alex Ramos at a grand opening for a boxing gym where she had written a gang prevention grant using boxing as an incentive to stay in school. Richardson currently works part time for the Ventura County District Attorney where she coordinates services for victims of child molestation and abuse. Jacquie assisted Ramos in the establishment of the RBF and assists Alex in getting the word out about the Retired Boxers Foundation and its mission. Jacquie has written over $8.5 million in successful grant proposals to help the less fortunate.