Report: Kimbo vs Petruzelli Fight Officially Under Investigation
October 10, 2008
The Mercury News of San Jose is reporting that after a week of brewing controversy, state officials have begun a preliminary investigation into allegations of fight fixing in the main event from the EliteXC: Heat from this past Saturday night:
The Florida agency that oversees the State Boxing Commission has started a preliminary investigation into a mixed martial arts fight involving Kimbo Slice after a contestant suggested in a radio interview the results were fixed.
A spokeswoman at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation told ESPN.com on Thursday the agency opened the investigation because of the interest in the fight in which last-minute replacement Seth Petruzelli scored a quick TKO against the heavily favored Slice.
