Maryland State Athletic Commission Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 the Maryland State Athletic Commission meeting was called to order by Chairman David Norman at 3:02 p.m. Present were the following: Chairman David Norman, Commissioner Carl Wilson, Commissioner James Wilkins, Commissioner James “Binky” Jones, Commissioner Dr. Kristi Hall, Counsel Sloane Kinstler, Assistant Attorney General, and, Aajah Harris, Policy Director, O&P, Andrew Friel, Director of Government Affairs, Jason Curtis, Administrative Specialist, Olga Escobar, Administrative Officer, and Executive Director Johnston Brown. Members of the public Eric Davis, Eric Irizarry, and James Hogan observed. This was a virtual meeting with Commission members, Commission staff, and the public using the Google Meets platform. The meeting was recorded.
Approval of commission minutes
Minutes were discussed from the meeting of April 15, 2026. Commissioner Wilson made a motion to approve the minutes and seconded by Commissioner Wilkins. The minutes were unanimously approved without amendment.
Chairman’s report
Chairman Dave Norman announced to the Commission that two regulatory votes would take place later in the meeting.
Executive director’s report
Executive Director Johnston Brown had no report.
Review of commission sanctioned events
Executive Director Johnston Brown advised the Commission about the events from the previous month. Those events included the following:
- Voltage Wrestling April 17th, Boonsboro
- Micro Wrestling Federation, April 18th, Stevensville
- Micro Wrestling Federation, April 19th, Mt. Airy
- FWA Wrestling, April 24th, Towson
- Jeter Promotions Boxing, April 25th, Baltimore
- MCW Wrestling, April 25th, Joppa
- MCW Wrestling, April 26th, Perryville
- MCW Wrestling, May 1st, Joppa
- No Xcuse Promotions Boxing, May 1st, Hanover
- ACW Wrestling, May 15th, Baltimore
- AWA Wrestling, May 16th, Waldorf
Upcoming events
Executive Director Johnston Brown led a discussion of upcoming events, which included the following:
- Voltage Wrestling, May 23, Hagerstown
- Voltage Wrestling, May 30, Baltimore
- FWA Wrestling, May 29, Leonardtown
- Micro Wrestling All-Stars, June 1, Pasadena
- Micro Wrestling All-Stars, June 2, Pasadena
- ACW Wrestling, June 12, Salisbury
- ACW Wrestling, June 14, Stevensville
- MCW Wrestling, June 13, Joppa
- EWA Wrestling, June 13, Bel Air
- Eric Davis Boxing Promotions, June 13, Waldorf
- WWE Wrestling, June 15, Baltimore
A motion to approve the upcoming Voltage Wrestling events on May 23rd and May 30th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming FWA wrestling event on May 29th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming Micro Wrestling All-Stars events on June 1st and June 2nd was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming ACW wrestling events on June 12th and June 14th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming MCW wrestling event on June 13th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming EWA wrestling event on June 13th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming Eric Davis Boxing Promotions boxing event on June 13th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
A motion to approve the upcoming WWE wrestling event on June 15th was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
New business
Chairman David Norman led a discussion on a vote to amend COMAR 09.14.04.02 to increase the duration of valid ophthalmological examinations from 30 days to 90 days to match the same duration on the Commission’s validity for blood test, which is being amended to comply with a recent legislative amendment.
After discussion, a motion was made to propose action to amend COMAR 09.14.04.02 to extend the validity of ophthalmological exam results from 30 to 90 days by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Hall. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
Chairman David Norman also reminded the Board of action to amend COMAR 09.14.04.13 to increase the maximum number of rounds the Commission can sanction without special permission from 40 to 52 rounds. Executive Director Johnson indicated that no public comments were received, but raised a staff comment regarding the “start time” requirements and how an event’s “start time” is defined.
Chairman Norman indicated that the regulation can be sent to the Secretary’s Office for approval final action after the Commission votes on the matter. He also asked the Commission to consider which occurrence or action, e.g. ring walk, bell, etc., would constitute an event’s start time for future discussion.
After discussion, a motion to approve the increase of rounds from 40 to 52 in COMAR 09.14.04.13 was made by Commissioner Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Wilkins. The motion was unanimously approved by the Commission.
Public comments
Eric Davis of Boxing Promotions introduced himself to the Commission.
Adjournment
Chairman Dave Norman called for a motion for adjournment at roughly 3:39 p.m. Commissioner Wilson moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Hall seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved by the Commission.