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Tennessee Athletic Commission adopts rule amendments to use Association of Boxing Commissions' unified rules and clarify promoter duties
Summary
The Tennessee Athletic Commission voted to adopt amendments incorporating the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) unified rules by reference, clarify when the Commission may waive its rules for alternative rule sets, and add promoter responsibilities for contracting and briefing ring officials.
The Tennessee Athletic Commission on March 10 adopted amendments to its rules that incorporate by reference the unified rules published by the Association of Boxing Commissions and add new promoter responsibilities for ring officials.
The action, taken at a rulemaking hearing held at Davy Crockett Tower in Nashville, included a roll-call approval of the proposed rule text, adoption of a regulatory flexibility statement, and adoption of a local-government impact statement and supporting materials required for Joint Government Operations Committee review.
The Commission's chief counsel, Jesse Gentry, told members the amended rules remove detailed, enumerated lists of fouls from the Commission's text and instead incorporate the ABC's currently accepted fouls and unified rules for boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and mixed martial arts by reference. Gentry said that change is intended so the Commission will not need to run a separate rulemaking each time the ABC amends…
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