Celebrity boxing promoter gets probation

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — A celebrity boxing promoter accused of fixing fights and not having a license when he staged a bout between “The Partridge Family” television star Danny Bonaduce and a comedian from the Howard Stern show has been placed on probation for two years as part of a plea deal.

Damon Feldman, who operated the Celebrity Boxing Federation, pleaded no contest Monday in Delaware County to fixing fights and promoting fights without a license. He told The Associated Press that he would have liked to have fought the charges but “just didn’t want to take a chance.”

The Philadelphia Daily News says Feldman is barred from promoting for two years. He also must pay $7,500 restitution.

Feldman calls the celebrity bouts “100 percent entertainment.” He says he hopes to make a comeback