Doug DeLuca and Gary Shaw resign ProElite, Inc. positions

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ProElite, Inc. Executive Chairman Doug DeLuca and EliteXC Live Events President Gary Shaw have both resigned their positions with the company and will instead serve as consultants.

The resignations appeared in ProElite's latest Securities Exchange Committee filing.

The report, filed today with an "earliest event reported" date of July 23, is available at proeliteinc.com.

News of the resignations come just three days after EliteXC's second nationally televised event on CBS. The follow-up event to the May 31 network-TV debut featured better production values and an improved overall pace to the broadcast, though ratings slipped by 40 percent without top stars Kevin "Kimbo Slice" and Gina Carano on the card.

Shaw, the recent front man for EliteXC, recently took a reduced role with the organization. In a media conference call earlier this month, DeLuca said the strain of the job had taken a toll on Shaw's health, family and the promoter's boxing ventures. The New Jersey-based Shaw didn't attend this past weekend's EliteXC event in Stockton, Calif.

DeLuca, ProElite's former Chief Executive Officer, resigned the position in February and became ProElite's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chairman for the Board of Directors. Along with Head of Fight Relations Jeremy Lappen, he's been EliteXC's most visible executives since Shaw's role was retooled.

Shaw and DeLuca, who both joined the company upon its formation in late 2006, also stepped down from ProElite's Board of Directors.

The next three months for EliteXC will be the busiest in the organization's young history. EliteXC currently has two ShoXC events, a Showtime broadcast, and a third CBS show all scheduled through Oct. 4.

EliteXC addresses the mystery of the $1

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http://samcaplan.proelite.com/96905

Several sites obtained salary figures from this past Saturday's EliteXC: Street Certified card via the Florida State Boxing Commission.

One of the most notable sites to obtain the figures from the FSBC was MMAjunkie.com. According to the report, Kimbo Slice was paid $175,000 for his performance while Tank Abbott received $126,000.

But the most stunning revelation was that undercard fighter Moyses Gabin was paid just $1 for his win over Jirka Hlavati. Junkie followed up with the commission about the number and indicated that the commission confirmed it.

ProElite.com (SamCaplan.ProElite.com) contacted EliteXC officials for a comment and all indications are that Gabin's compensation was handled by an outside promoter.

"That fight was put together by a local promoter," EliteXC Head of Fighter Operations Jeremy Lappen stated in an e-mail. "Gabin is paid a salary by the promoter who sponsored that bout."


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Sam Caplan

Lead Writer/Editor - ProElite.com

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ICON SPORT: TO HELL AND BACK

The March 15th Icon Sport card is shaping up nicely. Robbie Lawler was stripped of his title due to pulling out of two fights with Kala Kolohe Hose due to injury. Kala Kolohe Hose and Phil Baroni will fight for the vacant 185 lb title, Lawler is scheduled to be on the card as well, his opponent is unamed at this point.

ICON SPORT: TO HELL AND BACK
5PM SATURDAY MARCH 15
BLAISDELL
ticket on-sale date announcement coming soon

confirmed
Phil Baroni vs Kala Kolohe Hose, 185lb World _title_
Bronson Pieper vs Sadhu Bott, 145lb State _title_
Tyson Nam vs Devon Chong, 135lb
Koa Ramos vs Wayne Perrin, 170lb
PJ Dean vs Eddie Rincon, 160lb
David Padilla vs Alan Lima, 150lb
Jay Bolos vs Nui Wheeler,
Zack Rapal vs Dwayne Haney, 135lb
Jake Faagai vs Brian "Punisher" Platfoot, HW
Elias Delo Reyes vs Matt Comeau, 145lb

unmatched
Auggie Padeken vs TBA, 205lb
Poai Suganuma vs TBA, 205lb
Jeremy Williams vs TBA, 205lb

possible add-ons:
Ross Ebanez vs TBA, 165/170lb
Robbie Lawler vs TBA, 185lb

Eltie XC Street Certified Payout

Not a bad payout for the main card fighters, but Moyses Gabin got $1?? More information on that when it becomes available. I can see that Elite XC becoming a legit alternative to the UFC for some fighters ( Tito Ortiz, Andrei Arvloski perhaps?)

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson - $175,000 ($125,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
David “Tank” Abbott - $126,000
Kimbo defeated Tank by KO (punch) 43 seconds into the first round

Antonio Silva - $80,000
Ricco Rodriguez - $20,000
Silva defeated Ricco by split decision

Scott Smith - $12,000
Kyle Noke - $3,000
Smith defeated Noke by KO (punch) 7 seconds into round 2

Yves Edwards - $6,000
Edson Berto - $6,000
Yves defeated Berto by KO (knee) with 4 seconds left in round 1

Brett Rogers - $4,000
James Thompson - $25,000
Brett Rogers defeated Thompson by KO (punch) at 2:24 of round 1

Rafael Fiejao - $6,000
John Doyle - $2,500
Fiejao defeated Doyle by TKO at 2:17 of round 1

Yosmany Cabazes - $2,000
Jon Kirk - $2,500
Cabazes defeated Kirk by submission (rear naked choke) at :52 of round 2

Dave Herman - $1,500
Mario Rinaldi - $2,000
Herman defeated Rinaldi by TKO 33 seconds into round 3

Eric Bradley - $1,000
Mikey Gomez - $1,500
Bradley defeated Gomez by unanimous decision

Mike Bernhard - $1,500
Lorenzo Borgameo - $1,000
Bernhard defeated Borgameo by submission (triangle) at 4:11 of round 2

Moyses Gabin — $1
Jirka Hlavaty — $500
Gabin defeated Hlavaty via technical knockout (cut) in round one

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.