AAPRP PROPOSES CREATION OF U.S. BOXING COMISSION
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 29 Mar 2009
Los Angeles, CA:- The American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians, Inc. recently met with Congressman Peter King in Washington, DC to discuss the proposed federal legislation which would help create the United States Boxing Commission (USBC).
The organization hope to assist the US Congress and Senate in supporting legislations which improves the health and safety in the sport of boxing while allowing commissions to continue to have autonomy over boxing related matters in their individual jurisdictions.
The summary of the Bill is as follows:
Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2009 ? Amends the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to:
1. authorize a tribal organization to establish a boxing commission;
2. prohibit arranging, promoting, or fighting in a match unless the match is approved by the United States Boxing Commission (USBC) and held in a state or on a tribal land that regulates matches in accordance with USBC standards;
3. require specific pre-fight boxer physical examinations and to require the continuous presence during an match of an ambulance and emergency medical personnel;
4. provide for boxing registration with the appropriate boxing commission of an Indian tribe;
5. require a health and safety disclosure to a boxer when issuing an identification card and to establish procedures for review of a summary suspension;
6. require the USBC to develop guidelines for boxing contracting requirements and for rating professional boxers;
7. require the sanctioning organization for a match and its promoters to provide specified disclosures;
8. prohibit a promoter from arranging a championship match or a match scheduled unless all participating judges and referees are by the USBC;
9. require the USBC to establish and maintain a registry of comprehensive medical records and medical denials or suspensions for every licensed boxer;
10. apply conflict-of-interest provisions to USBC officers and employees.
Establishes the USBC within the Department of Commerce to:
1. protect the health, safety, and general interest of boxers and to ensure integrity in professional boxing;
2. establish standards for, and issue, suspend and revoke, boxing licenses and
3. establish a national computerized registry of boxing personnel.
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