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07/02/2004 Archived Entry: "OREGON BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW STATE BOXING COMMISSIONER"
OREGON BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW STATE BOXING COMMISSIONER
By JASON VONDERSMITH
The Portland Tribune, Issue date: Fri, Jul 2, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Although few events dot the calendar, the head of the state’s Gaming Enforcement Division sees the need to hire another boxing chief. “I do, and the reason is because there’s a lot of paperwork that has to be done on licensing and medicals,” says Capt. Bob Sundstrom of the Oregon State Police. “Promoters have questions about how to be promoters. Fighters want to fight here. It really picks up a month or two around a boxing event.” Sundstrom says the application period for the post of Oregon Boxing and Wrestling Commission executive director opened Wednesday and applications will be taken through July 15. Information is at www.oregonjobs.org, and Sundstrom says he also has requested that the job be posted with the Nevada Boxing Commission. Four people have called Sundstrom about the job, which opened when Jim Cassidy was terminated in mid-May. One person interested is Bob Oleson, a longtime matchmaker based in Oregon. Sundstrom said he would accept endorsements of candidates. Sundstrom says he budgeted $80,000 over two years for the position, and originally said the job would pay between $31,800 and $46,800 per year. The money comes from the general fund, which gets fed with a 6 percent tax from every event. The state investigated Cassidy after a botched event at Pendleton last fall where most fighters and officials were not paid promptly — one fighter still has not been paid. The investigation also probed his administration of rules, dealings with promoters and bookwork. Sundstrom hopes to have the position filled by mid-August. Interviews will be conducted by Sundstrom, a member of the commission and an official from the state Department of Justice. The executive director, Sundstrom emphasizes, “must be a good administrator.”
