Adam
Piccolotti has been suspended by the Association of Boxing
Commissions after posting a weight-cutting video that was deemed
“unneccesarily dangerous,” according to a report from
MMAjunkie.com.
Piccolotti defeated Georgi
Karakhanyan via unanimous decision at
Bellator 274 in a featured lightweight clash at the Mohegan Sun
Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this past Saturday. Later, Piccolotti
posted a video on social media — that has since been deleted — of
himself crawling out of a portable sauna and vomiting on a towel.
Piccolotti added in the post that he continued to throw up “20-plus
times throughout the night.”
As a result of that post, ABC president Mike Mazzulli revealed that
Piccolotti has been suspended from four to six months and must
receive clearance from a nephrologist, a doctor who treats
conditions involving the kidneys, before he can return to active
competition.
“I reviewed the video and determined the process was unnecessarily
dangerous,” Mazzulli told MMAjunkie. “We’re always concerned for
fighter safety and weight cutting. Hopefully this will be a
learning experience (for Piccolotti). Fortunately, he didn’t
die.”
Piccolotti’s cornermen were also suspended from four to six months
by the Mohegan Department of Athletic Regulation, according to the
report. The fighter’s victory, however, will stand.