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27-562: Mesi may refer to: People [ edit ] Joe Mesi (born 1973), American boxer Sam Mesi (1900–1971), Chicago mobster Senida Mesi (born 1997), Albanian politician Others [ edit ] the MESI protocol Mesi, Naxos , a village on the island of Naxos, Greece Middle East Strategic Information (MESI), a pro-Israel news/media analysis project See also [ edit ] Messi (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

54-623: A 2004 bout with former cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov . In round 9, Mesi was knocked down from a right hook and in the tenth round he was knocked down two more times. Mesi managed to finish the fight on his feet and the bout was scored 94-93 for Mesi by all three judges. In June 2005, Mesi, along with his attorneys and three doctors supporting his reinstatement, went before the Nevada State Athletic Commission to argue Mesi's hematomas had healed, and, he was, "in no more danger than any other boxer." Mesi's appeal

81-539: A contestant is not on suspension status in Nevada or another jurisdiction, approving each bout and determining that a contestant is not being mismatched with a superior opponent, issuing licenses and collecting fees from the sale of tickets. The commission oversaw an inquiry into the death of University of Nevada, Las Vegas student Nathan Valencia in an unsanctioned Kappa Sigma fraternity “Fight Night” charity event on November 20, 2021, and commissioned an investigation into

108-770: A heavyweight. Ranked #1 heavyweight contender by the WBC prior to his two-year layoff, Mesi was #16 in the December 2007 rankings. In 2018, Mesi was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. On February 14, 2008, Mesi publicly expressed his interest to run for the New York State Senate . He attempted to fill the 61st District seat vacated by Mary Lou Rath . He won

135-597: A non-profit to raise awareness about organ donation and transplantation upon finding out his cousin was in need of a kidney transplant, and to help others in the Upstate New York area who needed such surgeries. His cousin, Ganelle Shanor, died in an accident before she was able to receive the operation. In January 2004, Mesi donated $ 7,500 to the Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester, New York as

162-490: A way of giving back to the Rochester community and to promote an upcoming fight at the Blue Cross Arena, with kidney transplant recipient Dillon Gonzalez and his family in attendance. The foundation was funded in part by admission fees to victory parties. Mesi's promising boxing career was set back greatly when an MRI indicated he had suffered at least one, perhaps two subdural hematomas . The injuries came from

189-581: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joe Mesi Joe grew up in Tonawanda, New York , a suburb of Buffalo . He attended Sweet Home High School in Amherst, New York . He did not start his boxing career until he was about 19 years of age. He was a New York State Golden Gloves champion, and as an amateur boxer he defeated future two-time Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman . Mesi made it all

216-560: Is made up of five part-time commissioners (known as the "Commission"), an executive director, and seven full-time employees. Each commissioner is appointed by the Governor for a three-year term. The Governor also selects one of the five commissioners to be the chairperson. The current chairperson is Stephen J. Cloobeck and the other commissioners, are Staci Alonso , Anthony A. Marnell III , Christopher Ault , and Jim Murren . The Commission appoints an executive director, who conducts

243-480: Is the final authority on licensing matters, having the ability to approve, deny, revoke, or suspend all licenses for unarmed combat. The commission was established in 1941. It has several times been criticized for its conduct and sentences, and has several times been labelled a " kangaroo court ". The Nevada State Athletic Commission is an agency of the Nevada Department of Business & Industry and

270-437: Is to be divided between an anti-bullying campaign and the state's general fund; McGregor is also charged with hearing fees. Originally, the attorney general's office proposed a $ 25,000 fine; the majority of the commission members, however, felt that that amount would not have any significant impact on McGregor; Lundvall originally suggested a 10 percent fee, matching the sentence of Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier . The sentence

297-615: The Democratic primary for the seat on September 9, 2008. Mesi lost the general election to Republican Michael Ranzenhofer . Most recently, Joe has taken a position with the Democratic Senate Majority heading up a local Buffalo liaison office. Mesi's name was circulated as a potential Democratic candidate to replace the retiring Jim Hayes in the New York State Assembly . The assembly seat

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324-463: The MMA community; fans and fighters alike. The vast majority of reactions have condemned the commission, looking at a number of factors including: the drug-testing process, the ignoring of the evidence by the commission and the overly harsh, arguably personally-motivated punishment levied. Nick Diaz and his lawyers plan to appeal the decision via Judicial Review. In October 2016, UFC fighter Conor McGregor

351-638: The Nevada Revised Statues (NRS): Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat and the codified administrative regulations are defined in Nevada Administrative Code (NAC): Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat, with Amendments to NAC Chapter 467, LCB File No. R062-16, effective September 9, 2016. The responsibilities of the commission include ruling in disciplinary cases and arbitrating disputes between combatants and managers brought pursuant to Nevada Administrative Code § 467.102(4). Additionally,

378-469: The United States under the premise of the full faith and credit clause . He launched several ineffective lawsuits against parties they claimed had leaked news of his health, while also appealing to Nevada representatives that he should be allowed to box. The suspension was officially lifted when Mesi's Nevada boxing license expired at the end of 2005. However, he was unable to renew the license due to

405-421: The commission is charged with the responsibility of promulgating regulations to implement and enforce the state laws governing unarmed combat. For all main event championship bouts and special events, the commission must assign the referee, judges and doctors to work the contest. In all other contests or exhibitions, the executive director is responsible for assigning the referee, judges and doctors, ensuring that

432-460: The concerns of Nevada boxing officials. In 2006, Mesi was again licensed by boxing commissions in Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Michigan, with a handful of other states to follow suit in 2007. Over that time, Mesi won all of his handful of fights, though effectively retired from boxing in 2007. Joe Mesi had one of the longest active undefeated professional boxing records in the world for

459-407: The day-to-day operations of the agency but does not have a vote on actions taken by the commission. Voting is held at commission meetings that typically occur once a month and are governed by Nevada's Open Meeting Law (OML). The executive director is Jeff Mullen. The Office of Nevada Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the agency. The Nevada Athletic Commission codified laws are defined in

486-455: The incident. The Attorney General's report concluded, “Law enforcement statements that no crime had been committed were conclusory and premature, and compromised any possible future prosecutions.” The commission had previously unanimously passed what it called “Nathan’s Law” that requires emergency safety measures and trained referees be in place for amateur boxing matches and unarmed combat, with potential criminal prosecution for violations of

513-416: The law. On September 14, 2015, UFC Fighter Nick Diaz was suspended for 5 years and fined $ 165,000. The commission relied on a single positive cannabinoid urinalysis result, out of three tests taken within a few hours of each other. Of the tests, the two returning negative results were the only two conducted by a WADA approved lab. Diaz, a medical marijuana patient, has since received widespread support from

540-803: The matter by the Investigations Division of the Nevada Attorney General's Office. The results of the investigation were discussed at an August 23, 2022 meeting of the Athletic Commission in which Commission Chairman Stephen J. Cloobeck and other commissioners pressed officials from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County district attorney's office to explain why they didn't dig deeper into

567-459: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mesi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mesi&oldid=1225035706 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

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594-519: The state of Nevada, commenting: "Conor McGregor hit me [up] yesterday and said, 'I don't ever want to fight in Nevada again. Ever.' Now how does that make sense for the state of Nevada? You're gonna try to fine this kid ... that much money, it just makes people not wanna come fight in our state. And that's not a good thing. And guess what? Conor McGregor doesn't need Nevada, he can fight anywhere. He can fight in Iowa , okay. We can put his fight on an island off

621-480: The way to the finals in the 1996 Olympic Trials, but lost to eventual US heavyweight representative Lawrence Clay-Bey . In Buffalo, for a brief period, Joe was once considered by some to be the city's "third professional franchise", with the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills being the other two. Joe is still often seen at Bills and Sabres games and also supports many local charities. In 2002, Mesi started

648-594: Was denied by a 5-0 vote. In response to Dr. Julian E. Bailes, chairman of the department of neurosurgery at the West Virginia University School of Medicine , opinion that: "Football players and other athletes who had even more severe head injuries than Mesi were allowed to continue their careers without further harmful effects." Dr. Tony Alamo, one of the board's commissioners, replied, "You play football, you don't play boxing." The suspension effectively blacklisted him from boxing anywhere in

675-411: Was fined $ 150,000, five percent of his purse for UFC 202 , as well as sentenced to fifty hours of community service, due to his involvement in an incident of bottle-throwing at a pre-fight press conference between him and opponent Nate Diaz and entourage; commissioner Pat Lundvall said that McGregor was "to be taught a lesson" and "humbled as it relates to dealing with the public." The $ 150,000 fine

702-591: Was seen by many as too harsh, and criticisms were directed towards the NSAC for its bias and alleged lack of objectivity, as well as its level of unchecked power. McGregor responded by saying he would never fight in Nevada again, and expressing doubts on whether he'll pay. President of the UFC Dana White also reacted to the harsh sentence; supporting McGregor, White commented that the sentence may be harmful for

729-645: Was won by Raymond Walter. Professionally, Mesi is a medical supply salesman with Abbott Medical. Mesi and his wife, Michele, have three children. Source: Nevada State Athletic Commission The Nevada State Athletic Commission (also known as the Nevada Athletic Commission or NSAC ) regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada , including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers , kickboxers , mixed martial arts fighters , seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers. The commission

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