Fronted by Luke Thomas.

According to this article from CBS Sports:

The Florida State Boxing Commission is aware of a controversial statement made by Seth Petruzelli in a radio interview on Monday, but does not feel the comment indicates wrongdoing by either Petruzelli or EliteXC promoters, according to a commission spokesperson.

While no formal complaint has actually been filed, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Alexis Antonacci did look at Petruzelli's words and concluded:

"After further review of the comments that are in question, we believe that he is referring to the fact that he got paid more to keep the show going," Antonacci said. "Meaning that before the fight, Ken Shamrock was injured and couldn't fight Kimbo Slice. So Seth stepped in and said 'OK, I'll fight him.' And without that, there wouldn't have been a main event that night."

[UPDATE] by Chris Nelson - CBS Primetime Senior Executive Vice President Kelly Kahl agrees:

“I don’t believe there was any impropriety whatsoever.”

[UPDATE] by Luke Thomas: I spoke to Kahl yesterday and this is essentially what he told me as well. I also asked whether they were concerned about the story spreading like wildfire and what that could to do EliteXC's image without any sort of a formal effort to combat it, Kahl said EliteXC probably would issue some sort of formal statement.

While it's easy to dismiss the online media as hysterical and irrelevent, it's nevertheless a gigantic mistake. It is perhaps true this whole matter could blow over. After all, even if there were a formal inquiry it could all be ended with a few statements from the key actor's denying the charges.

But fans - the folks who support EliteXC and Kimbo Slice - are not soon to forget this. They are highly likely to remember if not the conviction of EliteXC, certainly the strong whiff of impropriety. Simply waving a hand of dismissal as indication the charges don't deserve attention is not prudent. What is pragmatic and responsible is to formally address the charges in such a way that indicates the major players recognize the seriousness of the situation and wish to act in the best interest of the sport and its governing rules.

Petruzelli played spoiler to the best laid plans of EliteXC and then issued contradictory statements, the initial of the two clearly stating EliteXC officials offered monetary compensation to alter the character of the fight. That is serious even if Petruzelli misspoke. And when veteran journalists like Dave Meltzer suggest he had heard rumblings about EliteXC officials asking this before Petruzelli himself said it, the problems only grow from there.

I hope for the sake of EliteXC they do not think simply by appearing in a few articles or radio shows and dismissing the charges that this is going to wash away a very ugly situation.

[UPDATE] Investigations underway.

ESPN reports an investigation is underway

"While the Department of Business and Professional Regulation doesn't have any reason to believe there was a problem with the Slice-Petruzelli fight, given the interest in it, the Department has begun a preliminary investigation to thoroughly review the circumstances of the fight," said Jennifer Meale, Communications Director for the DBPR.