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Affiliation with Retired Boxers
Foundation caput!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 2, 2007
[Simi Valley, CA]
The Retired Boxers Foundation regrets to inform the
public that their affiliation with AutographedToYou.com
has terminated effective immediately. Alex Ramos, the
Founder and President of the Retired Boxers Foundation,
was officially notified today by a former employee of
AutographedToYou.com that ATY is no longer in business
and that the owner, Byron Lancaster, is being investigated
by the Attorney General, Charlie Crist. This came as
no surprise to the RBF because of a number of phone
calls received over the past two weeks, including calls
from retired boxers who have their photos on the website.
The original agreement between the Retired Boxers Foundation,
who helped ATY launch the partnership at the Playboy
Mansion in 2003, was that for every autograph/photo
sold by ATY, the athlete would receive 33 1/3 % of the
sale price, and one third would go to the Retired Boxers
Foundation, with the remaining third, to ATY. Unfortunately,
shortly after the ATY site was launched, one of the
primary partners left the company. Byron Lancaster,
the sole proprietor of ATY was never able to properly
fund the venture, turning down any offers that would
assume more than 50% ownership. "It is unfortunate that
ATY has been forced to close and we regret any inconvenience
to those who supported this venture. Fortunately, we
were a recipient of their charitable efforts and many
retired professional boxers made a little money working
with ATY," said RBF Executive Director, Jacquie Richardson.
Richardson and Ramos will be working with the Attorney
General to help clear up any unpaid debts to any boxers
that participated in the venture. They encourage anyone
who has done business with ATY and may be owed money,
to contact Attorney General Charlie Crist, directly.
The address is: Office of Attorney General, State of
Florida, The Capitol PL-01, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050.
The Website is: http://myfloridalegal.com/contact.
Complaints can be filed directly from the site.
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Retired Boxers Foundation
www.retiredboxers.org
The Retired Boxers Foundation was started
by former four time New York Golden Gloves Champion,
USA Boxing Team 1978-80, 1984 USBA Middleweight Champion
& 1986 California Middleweight Champion, Alex Ramos.
Alex started the Retired Boxing Foundation to help others
find the support they need for regaining self-respect
and dignity.He has dedicated his life to the success
of the RBF and has the same determination that he once
had to win his bouts. Their goal is to identify and
build resources that are available and accessible to
retired professional boxers in need, and their families.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RETIRED BOXERS
FOUNDATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR SITE AT www.retiredboxers.org
Alex "The Bronx
Bomber" Ramos: Founder and President of the Retired
Boxers Foundation; 4-time New York Golden Gloves Champion;
1984 USBA Middleweight Champion; 1986 California Middleweight
Champion; Member of the USA Boxing Team 1978-80; One
of NBC's "Tomorrow's Champions. Became homeless and
addicted to alcohol and drugs only to escape from what
he calls "the darkness" and start the Retired Boxers
Foundation to help retired professional boxers in the
difficult transition from their glorious days in the
ring to a dignified retirement.
For more information, please contact Alex
Ramos at (805) 955-9761, or email rbfalex@gmail.com.
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