By Armando Garcia In upcoming articles we will be discussing critical situations that occur in bouts. We will begin this series of articles by discussing where a referee can take his first major step to controlling a bout: the dressing room. At the world championship level boxers are expected

By Chief Deputy Attorney General Keith E. Kizer, Legal Counsel to the Nevada Athletic Commission The responsibility for licensing boxers (and other unarmed combatants) in Nevada is vested exclusively in the Nevada Athletic Commission (Commission). To that end, the Nevada Legislature provided the

By Armando Garcia When to stop or not stop a bout are the most difficult and critical decisions a referee has to make in the ring. If done too fast, the event is damaged completely. If done too slow, the boxer could become seriously injured or die. Only good judgment and ring experience can

By Joshua Hedges Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combative sport that combines aspects from many different martial arts. Competitors are often skilled in boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, karate, and other combative arts. Mixed Martial Arts dates back to the ancient Greek Olympic Games in Athens

By: Armando Garcia Olympic Boxing has an interesting system of selecting their AIBA officials. After meeting certain experience related criteria, AIBA candidates undergo an examination and selection process that consists of four blocks: Written, Oral, Referee and Judge. For the purposes of

By Armando Garcia We’ve discussed in great detail the need of an evaluation process for referees and have seen a proposal for one. It is clear that the sport should have one. I strongly encourage all of the referees in boxing to comment on these series of articles. I know that with your

By Marc Ratner: Executive Director, Nevada State Athletic Commission Prior to every fight card, no matter how small or large, we have a Pre-Fight meeting. Our officials, including the judges, referees, doctors, and timekeepers, are required to arrive 45 minutes before the first bout. The

By Larry Hazzard, Sr. The sport of boxing has often been described as brutal and beyond regulating. Some critics have even called for its abolishment. Although much of the criticism has been the result of unpopular judges’ decisions, referees have also had their share of mis-steps, which have

By Bruce Silverglade, Owner Peter Robert Gagliardi, a flyweight turned bantamweight, changed his name to Bobby Gleason in order to appeal to the predominantly Irish New York fight crowd of the era and opened the doors to the gym in 1937. Dues were two dollars a month, and the times were tough.

By Flip Homansky MD It is a constant in our sport - and one of our biggest problems. Every show seems to have incomplete cards going into the week of the fight. The reasons for this are numerous. Many cards start with a group of locals or favorites, and then the process begins to find their