USA: Oregon Laws
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History of Oregon Boxing Legislation, Rules & Regulations
(Enter material chronologically)
- 1909-01-18: Boxing bill to be introduced in Portland to allow four and six-round bouts. Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, WA, USA)
- 1909-10-20: Portland to "open up to boxing" -- Tacoma Daily Ledger
- Early 1910s: No Decision Bouts, in Portland at the very least.
- 1917-09-21: The City of Portland establishes boxing rules. Everett Daily Herald (Everett, WA, USA)
- 1919-07-04: Boxing is legalized in the State of Oregon, allows for 10 rounds bouts to a decision, with the estabishment of municipal boxing commissions
- 1943-March: 15 round bouts are legalized in the State of Oregon
- 1943-07-12: First 15-round bout held in the state in 40 years (Jimmy Garrison-Rodolfo Ramirez)
- 1963-March: Law proposed in the Oregon legislature, proposing a ban on boxing. Bill supported by Portland promoter Tommy Moyer (AP)
- 1980s: Establishment of the Oregon State Boxing and Wrestling Commission, which replaces local boxing commissions (i.e., Portland commission, Salem commission.)
