Politics, Problems, and Power at the New York State Athletic Commission: Part One

The New York State Athletic Commission is important. Fights at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center are within its domain. Although its budget is shielded from scrutiny by an arcane financial structure (not even the commissioners and executive director know the actual numbers), it appears as though the NYSAC has the second-largest operating budget of any state athletic commission in the country.

Over the years, the New York State Inspector General has conducted multiple investigations of wrongdoing at the commission.