Yes, I expect the trainer will want me to sign something so he's not held responsible if I get hurt in there. I don't have a problem with that part.

I'm going to call a few boxing places on monday and see what I can find out about the age problem. I just want a few chances to fight the other amateurs in the 17-34 age range.

This is just my luck, to decide to do boxing now, when I'm right at the age limit.

I think I'll make myself 32 as far as they're concerned, until they can prove me wrong. That should give me a few years hopefully, if I even like it once I'm in the ring.

But there's still something I don't fully understand. The process of going from training to sparring to fighting amateurs.

I think it's:
1. train
2. spar
3. fight in regular organized fights, at which point everyone is automatically an amateur. Novice class for the first 10 fights, then open class for 11 and up fights.

Is that correct?