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	Boxing - MSN Encarta
		Boxing gloves are heavily padded to soften the impact of the blow and to protect the hands of the boxer.
		Professional gloves usually weigh between 170 and 226 g (6 and 8 oz); amateur gloves average 226 to 340 g (8 to 12 oz).
		Sometimes referred to as a squared circle, a boxing ring is actually a square that measures 5.5 to 7.3 m (18 to 24 ft) on each side, depending on the available space.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571782/Boxing.html (552 words)

	National Association of Attorneys General Boxing Task Force
		Finally, boxing possesses no governing body or league structure; collective organization of boxers is nonexistent; and rules and regulations, and their enforcement, vary from state to state.
		Professional boxing is the only major sport in the United States that does not have a strong, centralized association or league to establish and to enforce uniform rules and practices.
		every professional boxer must be physically examined before a bout and copies of the exam must be provided to the local boxing commission; an ambulance or medical personnel and a physician must be present throughout the bout; and every boxer is to be provided with health insurance for injuries sustained during the bout.
	www.oag.state.ny.us /press/reports/boxing_task_force/report.html (4589 words)

	Why I Support Amateur Boxing
		Boxing raises plasma S100-B, which somebody might suggest is a marker for brain injury, but running a 25 km race does exactly the same thing.
		"Boxing: does the size of the prize affect the drain on the brain?" A physician writes to Dr. Lundberg, agreeing with his position on professional boxing but pointing out the relative safety of amateur boxing and citing the Swedish work.
		USA Boxing has made explicit that athlete safety is their primary concern and must be the primary concern of everyone involved.
	www.pathguy.com /boxing.htm (3640 words)

	VPBC putting on a professional boxing tournament this month
		"In boxing it is very important to make sure that fighters are medically fit to fight before they enter the ring and in professional boxing it is even more important to keep their record perfect for future fights," he stressed.
		The Vanuatu Professional Boxing Council, a newly established body, is the umbrella body that oversees professional boxing development on the national level.
		At the provincial level there are provincial professional boxing councils and at the national another body known as the Vanuatu Professional Boxing Authority that connects Vanuatu to international boxing bodies.
	www.news.vu /en/sports/boxing/302.shtml (419 words)

	The History of Boxing
		Boxing, often called "the manly art of self-defense," is a sport in which two competitors try to hit each other with their glove-encased fists while trying to avoid each other's blows.
		In all boxing, however, winners are determined either by a decision of the judges (who keep points or round victors on a scorecard as the fight progresses), the referee, or both.
		The boxing ring is actually a square, 12 to 20 ft (3.7 to 6.1 m) on each side and enclosed on each side by three or four ropes.
	whitecollarboxing.com /boxinfo.htm (1030 words)

	Athletic Insight - The Contextual Side of Professional Boxing: One Consultant’s Experience
		Professional boxing is a dramatic sport, where two athletes, hopefully of equal training and abilities attempt to match skills in the confines of a roped ring.
		Professional boxing is a business, and like all other professional sport groups, boxing management groups require ongoing service, a serious commitment, and often, full immersion by all team members.
		In boxing, professional athletes tend to have their fights staggered according to an overall plan, especially when they are well managed.
	www.athleticinsight.com /Vol6Iss2/Professionalboxing.htm (3785 words)

	DRL - Boxing Club Professional (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A professional boxing club is a business entity engaged in the conduct of professional boxing or sparring shows.
		A professional show means any boxing or sparring event the admission to which requires the purchase of a ticket or the payment of anything of value.
		Professional boxing clubs must comply with Professional Boxing Safety Act, as found in 15 USC sec.
	drl.wi.gov /prof/boxc/def.htm (189 words)

	Boxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boxing, also called Western Boxing, pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds".
		The modern boxing stance is a reflection of the current system of rules employed by professional boxing.
		Professional boxing is forbidden in Norway, Iceland, Cuba, Iran and North-Korea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxing (6246 words)

	Boxing News: HOW TO CLEAN UP PROFESSIONAL BOXING
		Professional tennis and golf organized into monolithic organizations that have the clout to discourage alphabet soup.
		Professional boxing needs a few strong individuals with good business acumen and organizational skills, who can organize a network of professional boxing's power players.
		Professional boxing needs to combine the strength of it´s most influential entities to create one dominant worldwide organization that can repel unsavory influences, create a superior and well structured regulatory environment, and build the international respect it´s community and fans have always dreamed of.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /clark2912.html (1305 words)

	Boxing
		A boxing match is conducted under established rules and procedures and has a referee, judges, and timekeeper.
		In the 18th century, boxing was revived in London in the form of bare-knuckle prizefights in which the contestants fought for money and the spectators made wagers on the outcome.
		In the United States, amateur boxing is controlled by such bodies as the USA Amateur Boxing Federation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Golden Gloves Association of America.
	www.cnenigeria.com /sports/boxing.htm (999 words)

	Boxing Insider : News : Male Boxer vs Female Boxer (ABC Letter) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It has come to the attention of the Association of Boxing Commissions that the Mississippi Athletic Commission has approved a professional boxing contest between Ann Wolfe and a "TBA" male boxer which currently is scheduled to be held on August 20, 2005 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
		Please be advised that the Association of Boxing Commissions, of which the Mississippi Athletic Commission is a member, staunchly abhors the sanctioning of a professional boxing contest between a male boxer and a female boxer; and the ABC vehemently recommends that the Mississippi Athletic Commission withdraw its approval of such a bout.
		A boxing contest between a male and a female raises inherent safety concerns, as the potential for serious injury in such a boxing contest is far greater than in a male v.
	www.boxinginsider.com /news/stories/121344513.php (335 words)

	Amateur and Professional Boxing Weight Classes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The weights and classes in women's professional boxing vary only slightly from those of the men.
		In professional boxing, the weight divisions are very closely spaced.
		Professional boxers, on the other hand, can be in any of 17 classes.
	www.ringofdreams.com /articles/boxingweightclasses.shtml (285 words)

	Cyber Boxing Zone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to improve and expand the system of safety precautions that protects the welfare of professional boxers; and (2) to assist State boxing commissions to provide proper oversight for the professional boxing industry in the United States.
		Not later than 48 business hours after the conclusion of a professional boxing match, the supervising boxing commission shall report the results of such boxing match and any related suspensions to each boxer registry.
		Each promoter who intends to hold a professional boxing match in a State that does not have a boxing commission shall, not later than 14 days before the intended date of that match, provide written notification to the supervising boxing commission designated under section 4.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/mccain.htm (1234 words)

	Professional boxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Professional boxing fights are far longer than Olympic bouts (ranging from four to twelve rounds, the championship limit since the 1980's when it was shortened from fifteen rounds in an effort to increase fighter safety), headgear is not permitted, and boxers are generally allowed to take much more punishment before a fight is halted.
		In 1996, Tyson was banned from boxing for a year after biting a chunk from Evander Holyfield's ear during a bout.
		By 1988, to the displeasure of some boxing purists, all fights had been reduced to a maximum of 12 rounds only, partially for safety, and partially for television, as even a 12-round bout could take one hour to broadcast, while a 15-round bout could require upto 90 minutes to broadcast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_boxing (3270 words)

	UzbekWorld.com - Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Uzbekistan Youth boxing national team went to England for the friendly contests under supervision of the vice-president of the boxing federation Abdulla Rahmatov.
		Professional boxing fans flowed to the Yunusobod Sport Complex to see the first International professional boxing tournament in Tashkent on September 21.
		Following transference of Muhammadkodir Abdullaev, the champion of Asia, to professional boxing, there will none Uzbek boxer in his weight of 63,7 due to lack of worthy replacement.
	www.uzbekworld.com /sport/boxing.shtml (428 words)

	Fox TV: Boxing, Bimbos and Buffoons
		Then there was the professional slugfest last summer between Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, the daughters of former champions Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
		Ditto for "Celebrity Boxing." Neither Harding nor Jones is a trained fighter, yet they agreed to enter the ring because Fox, a media giant, guaranteed the purse and media mogul Dick Clark produced the event.
		Professional fighting is the only sport whose ultimate goal is to give your opponent a concussion—to bounce the other guy's brain against his skull, to cause at least some minor brain damage so that the opponent looses consciousness.
	www.seeingblack.com /x031402/boxing.shtml (933 words)

	BraggingRightsCorner.com - "EXAMINING PROFESSIONAL BOXING: ARE FURTHER REFORMS NEEDED? BRUCE SPIZLER ...
		Considering that a “championship belt” is the end to which every boxer aspires, and that a ranking assigned to a boxer constitutes the road to such glory, a sanctioning organization is all powerful (considered by some as the “engine” which generates power and money in the sport of professional boxing).
		Yet, sanctioning organizations are not licensed by any boxing commission and, as a result, are not subject to the jurisdiction of any boxing commission.
		· Conclusion: The history of the sport of professional boxing is, indeed a sordid one; the absence of a national oversight perpetuating boxing as the “red light district of sport.” Congress has made various attempts to provide for a national oversight of professional boxing for more than 40 years.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /reformhearingspizler090904.html (550 words)

	West Virginia State Athletic Commission
		(2) State officials are the proper regulators of professional boxing events, and must protect the welfare of professional boxers and serve the public interest by closely supervising boxing activity in their jurisdiction.
		State boxing commissions do not currently receive adequate information to determine whether boxers competing in their jurisdiction are being subjected to contract terms and business practices which may violate State regulations, or are onerous and confiscatory.
		No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing match unless all referees and judges participating in the match have been certified and approved by the boxing commission responsible for regulating the match in the State where the match is held.'.
	www.wvboxing.org /ali.htm (3027 words)

	Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005
		The term `professional boxing match' does not include a boxing contest that is regulated by a duly recognized amateur sports organization, as approved by the Commission.
		`(2) is held in a State, or on tribal land of a tribal organization, that regulates professional boxing matches in accordance with standards and criteria established by the Commission.
		Each boxing commission shall ensure that these minimal contractual provisions are present in any such agreement or contract submitted to it.
	www.theorator.com /bills109/hr468.html (6104 words)

	ESPN.com: BOXING - Max: Women's boxing has come a long way
		The question is no longer what any of us think about women boxing, but rather where we rank the women that do box, who should fight whom, and who is the best in the world.
		We should bear in mind, however, that a professional boxing match is generally not about the participants' personal feelings about each other.
		In boxing, a 10-round main event between two solid but unspectacular contenders is an example of two artisans plying their trade.
	espn.go.com /boxing/columns/kellerman_max/1504893.html (880 words)

	Boxing Insider : Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This Act may be cited as the `Professional Boxing Safety Act'.
		(3) PRESENTATION- Each professional boxer shall present his or her identification card to the State boxing commission not later than the time of the weigh-in for a professional boxing match.
		(a) BOXING MATCH RESULTS- Not later than 48 business hours (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) after the conclusion of a professional boxing match, the results of such match shall be reported to the professional boxing registries certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) and to the Florida State Athletic Commission.
	www.boxinginsider.com /stats/safety_act.php (864 words)

	Delaware Professional Regulation - Boxing - Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Department of State: Division of Professional Regulation: Boxing
		Answer: Contact Jean Betley, of the Divison of Professional Regulation to obtain the necessary requirements for licensure.
		For those involved with boxing, please contact Greg Sirb or Jean Betley.
	www.professionallicensing.state.de.us /boards/boxing/faqs.shtml (165 words)

	Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		S. To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and to establish the United States Boxing Administration.
		`(a) OBJECTIVE CRITERIA- Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2004, the Commission shall develop guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for the rating of professional boxers based on the athletic merits and professional record of the boxers.
		`(B) the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2004.
	www.theorator.com /bills108/s275.html (6073 words)

	Professional Boxers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Under coach Ed Yaremchuk, he participated in 30 amateur boxing fights and successfully attained three provincial boxing titles.
		Damien began his professional boxing career October 2002 and is now being coached by Harry Black.
		Damien currently has a professional boxing record of 2-2 (1 no contest and 1 KO).
	www.panamboxing.com /professional_boxers.htm (199 words)

	Delaware Professional Regulation - Boxing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Description: The State of Delaware Division of Professional Regulation does not act in a regulatory capacity with regards to professional boxing in Delaware.
		Pursuant to the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, as amended by the Ali Boxing Reform Act of 2000, and 29 Del. C., §8735 (b)(4), the division has entered into an agreement with the Association of Boxing Commissions to act as the regulatory body to oversee professional boxing in Delaware.
		Contact Gregory Sirb, of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission to obtain the necessary requirements for licensure.
	www.professionallicensing.state.de.us /boards/boxing/index.shtml (97 words)

	The risk of chronic traumatic brain injury in professional boxing: change in exposure variables over the past century * ...
		The risk of chronic traumatic brain injury in professional boxing: change in exposure variables over the past century * Commentary -- Clausen et al.
		The risk of chronic traumatic brain injury in professional boxing: change in exposure variables over the past century
		in the current era of professional boxing because of the reduction
	bjsm.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/abstract/39/9/661 (292 words)

	TSN : BOXING - Canada's Sports Leader
		Check the latest boxing listings on TSN for show dates and times.
		Amir Khan won the IBF intercontinental light-welterweight boxing title Saturday night, recovering from a surprise seventh-round knockdown to beat Rachid Drilzane in a lopsided decision.
		Russ Anber answers viewer mail about a variety of hot boxing topics.
	www.tsn.ca /boxing (493 words)

	Amateur and Professional Boxing - Code Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Excerpts from the Rules of the Department of Regulation and Licensing for Professional Boxing
		RL 113.05 Number of rounds in a bout.
		RL 114.065 Ringside physician’s requirements relating to injuries.
	drl.wi.gov /boards/rbx/code/codebook.htm (246 words)

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