RSSTestimony on Capital Showdown from DC Boxing & Wrestling Commission, Events DC
Public Oversight Roundtable to Receive Testimony from the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Events DC, and Other Interested Parties on the "Capital Showdown" Championship Boxing Event Held on December 10, 2011
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public oversight roundtable by the Committee on Small and Local Business Development to receive testimony from the DC Boxing and Wrestling Commission and other interested parties connected with the "Captial Showdown" Championship boxing event between Amir Kahn and DC's own Lamont Peterson held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (Convention Center) on December 10, 2011.
The public oversight roundtable is scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. The purpose of the public oversight roundtable is to receive testimony from the DC Boxing Commission, Events DC, Golden Boy Promotions, Inc., HBO and representatives from other organizations connected with the championship fight held in Washington, DC on December 10, 2011. In the aftermath of the event, a number of allegations have been raised concerning the integrity of how the match was scored. The roundtable will take testimony from witnesses addressing themselves to those issues and others that have been raised in press reports about the controversy surrounding the bout. The roundtable will also examine the boxing experience for the event at the Convention Center.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public oversight roundtable are asked to register online or telephone Stacey Lincoln, Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Small and Local Business Development, at (202) 727-6683, or via e-mail at slincoln@dccouncil.us and furnish their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Friday, January 27, 2012. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Friday, February 17, 2012. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Small and Local Business Development, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
