Mofo2 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 The career of Austin boxer James Kirkland took its latest hit Saturday when he was arrested on an assault charge, according to Travis County Jail records. Kirkland, 29, was charged with causing bodily injury to a family member and held in lieu of $5,000 bail, jail records state. He was listed as an inmate as of Sunday afternoon. When reached by the American-Statesman on Sunday evening, Kirkland’s longtime co-manager Michael Miller, a San Antonio-based attorney, said he had just gotten the news that Kirkland had been arrested.“We haven’t spoken in a year,†Miller said. The two exchanged text messages earlier this year when Miller set aside some funds from Kirkland’s purses for tax purposes, he said. Ann Wolfe, Kirkland’s on-again-off-again trainer since 2001, said it saddened her to hear of his latest misstep with the law. “I don’t wish him any harm, and I wish he hadn’t gotten into trouble,†she told the American-Statesman. “He has to come to terms with himself. I hope he can live up to his potential.â€On the verge of a world title shot, Kirkland was sent back to prison in 2009 after being arrested on a firearm charge. Upon his release in September 2010, Kirkland and Wolfe parted ways and he moved to Las Vegas, presumably to get away from the negative distractions that living in his hometown presented. While there was obviously a falling-out of sorts with Wolfe and co-managers Cameron Dunkin and Miller, Wolfe never gave any public details regarding the split.After an embarrassing first-round knockout to light-hitting Japanese fighter Nobu Ishida, Kirkland patched things up with Wolfe in the summer of 2011, and he followed up with four straight wins, including a devastating knockout of top-ranked title contender Alfredo Angulo the following November. He wouldn’t return to the ring until a year later, when he was awarded a win by disqualification over Carlos Molina in Houston, a fight many thought he had lost.Kirkland injured his shoulder in that fight and underwent surgery on April 2. The win still put him in line for a world title shot against WBC junior middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Kirkland agreed to the fight and a purse of just under $1 million but changed course and priced himself out of a big payday after childhood friend Curtis Meeks sent an email to his management team saying Kirkland wouldn’t fight for anything less than $2.5 million.Kirkland later sent a letter to Wolfe, Duncan, Miller and longtime trainer Pops Billingsley stating that he was severing ties with them. Miller then filed a declaratory judgment action in Bexar County asking the judge to validate the contract. Kirkland also filed a lawsuit last August in federal court in Los Angeles against Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, seeking to get out of his contract with the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrican23 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 OMG shocking news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofo2 Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Some people are just born to fuck up their lives!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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