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May 10, 2005


MCCAIN BOXING BILL PASSES SENATE

Yesterday the United States Senate passed the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005 sponsored by Senator John McCain (R-AZ). The bill, passed by unanimous consent, builds on prior Congressional efforts to shore up the integrity of professional boxing and improve health and safety protections for its athletes.

The bill would strengthen existing Federal boxing law by making uniform certain health and safety standards, establishing a centralized medical registry to protect boxers, and provide uniformity in ranking criteria and contractual guidelines for professional boxers. Most importantly, the bill would establish the United States Boxing Commission, which would be a regulatory entity charged with overseeing professional boxing and setting basic uniform standards for the sport.

"Professional boxing remains the only major sport in the United States that does not have a strong, centralized association, league, or other regulatory body to establish and enforce uniform rules and practices. The failure of the sport to self-regulate and of states to properly oversee professional boxing leads to only one reasonable conclusion: it is well past the time to create a United States Boxing Commission for the sake of protecting the integrity of the sport and the health and safety of its athletes."

The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Stevens and Dorgan. A companion bill in the House of Representatives, H.R. 468, was introduced in February by Representative Peter King and is co-sponsored by Representatives Chip Pickering, Bart Gordon, and Tom Osborne.

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For Immediate Release
03/10/05

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005

Washington, DC – The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved S. 148, the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005, by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and cosponsored by Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND). The bill is identical to a bill passed by the Senate during the 108th Congress.

The Professional Boxing Amendments Act would strengthen existing federal boxing laws by making uniform certain health and safety standards, establish a centralized medical registry to be used by local commissions to protect boxers, reduce arbitrary practices of sanctioning organizations, and provide uniformity in ranking criteria and contractual guidelines.

The bill also establishes the United States Boxing Commission (USBC), which would work in consultation with local boxing commissions to enforce federal boxing laws and promulgate minimum uniform standards for professional boxing. Additional information on S. 148 can be found in the press room section of Senator McCain’s website (

http://mccain.senate.gov/

– release dated January 25, 2005).

There were no amendments offered.