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Commission to pursue rulemaking hearing to align boxing and bare‑knuckle rules with ABC unified standards
Summary
The commission voted to initiate rulemaking to align Tennessee bare‑knuckle and boxing rules with the Association of Boxing Commissions' unified standards, including hand‑wrap changes and a new foul prohibiting striking from a crouching position.
The Tennessee Athletic Commission voted Sept. 22 to begin a rule‑making process to align state rules for bare‑knuckle boxing and conventional boxing with updates adopted by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC).
General Counsel Jesse Gentry told the commission the ABC adopted updates at its August conference and that some ABC changes would require amendments to Tennessee's rules. "The update…
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