Published>Tue, Nov 02 10 09:18 AM
The World Boxing Council wants to eliminate what they called exploitation of boxers by creating a document that lists a fighter's key information like injuries and total rounds fought.
Speaking at a conference in Cancun, Mexico, long-time WBC president Jose Sulaiman said the passport-type document would list a boxer's classification, medical authorization, weight category, quality of opponents and total rounds fought.
Sulaiman, who said the document would apply to 164 nations affiliated with the WBC and would be up to boxing commissions to enforce, feels the information would eliminate mismatches and prevent boxers from fighting when injured.
"The pirates of the gymnasiums leave taking boxers without authorization or any medical examination," said Sulaiman, who has been WBC president for nearly 35 years.
"They take a featherweight and make him fight against a welterweight. They put a boxer who's been constantly loosing against a winner, or a fighter who's been medically suspended."
Sulaiman, who helped introduce several safety measures in boxing, including reducing world title fights to 12 rounds from 15, said a boxing passport would eliminate any abuse if the world's boxing commissions demand it be presented.
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