Athletic Commission, State

California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)

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Athletic Commission

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) regulates professional and amateur boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

The licensing of professional boxers, kickboxers, martial arts fighters, promoters, agents, booking agents, matchmakers and trainers is governed by the CaIifornia Boxing Act (Business & Professions Code section 18600 et al.

State Athletic Commission Revokes California Professional Boxing License

In October of 2010, the California Court of Appeal upheld the revocation of a professional boxer's license based on the action of his trainer.  Before a match, Athletic Commission inspectors discovered that the boxer's hands were wrapped with gauze wetted with a plaster-like substance. 

In legal proceedings, the boxer admitted the hand wraps were illegal, but he claimed no knowledge and blamed the trainer who wrapped his hands.  The trainer and boxer had worked together for 11 years.