Edmond Tarverdyan will appeal the revocation of his California State Athletic Commission license at next month’s commission meeting on February 2nd. The trainer for Ronda Rousey cornered Travis Browne’s fight last Saturday in Massachusetts but will need to appear before the CSAC to obtain his license from California.
Sherdog’s Greg Savage spoke with CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster who indicated that Tarverdyan’s license was revoked for violation of rule 210(b) which relates to falsifying his application to be a ring second.
Section 210(b) states:
“Falsification in whole or in part of a material fact or presentation on any application for a license shall result in a license being denied, and if previously granted, revoked unless otherwise ordered by the commission.”
It is unclear what the falsification might be. Taverdyan is going through a bankruptcy proceeding in which he claims he has not made a salary or paid taxes in several years.
The bankruptcy trustee, who will decide whether or not Tarverdyan’s Chapter 7 Bankruptcy will go through, has requested that he is given more time to analyze documents and is thus requesting the deadline to determine a discharge continued from February 2, 2016 to May 16, 2016. The trustee has requested that Tarverdyan’s meeting of the creditors hearing continued to provide further documents and/or for time to review documents related to Tarverdyan’s case.
Payout Perspective:
Hard times for Tarverdyan. Although his fighter, Travis Browne, won Saturday night, his personal and professional life is going through turmoil. Without a license to second a fighter in California, it prohibits him from earning money (at least in the state of California). Whether or not the revocation will be honored by other states is unknown. He was able to corner Browne on Saturday so there appears to be no issue with at least the state of Massachusetts. We shall see what Tarverdyan will say at the CSAC hearing on February 2nd.
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