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History of Minnesota Boxing Legislation, Rules & Regulations
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- 1891: Planned Bob Fitzsimmons-Harris Martin bout is called off. Source
- April 1892-September 1915: Boxing is illegal in the state, although the law is not strictly enforced.
- 1913-04-01: By a vote of 63 to 34, the lower house of the Minnesota Legislature passes the Moeller bill legalizing six-round bouts with eight-ounce gloves, and creating a state athletic commission. [1]
- 1915-April: A bill passes legalizing boxing in three cities.
- 1917-01-31: Two years after boxing was allowed, advocates consider its repeal. Tacoma Times [2]
- 1922-05-19: State boxing commission announces that ten-round bouts will be permitted in the state. Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA, USA) wire report. (Newspaper decisions prevailed in Minnesota until 1932.)
- 1922-07-20: State boxing commission rules that headliners may not receive more than 50% of receipts after the state's 10% levy is deducted. [3]
- 1923-01-17: The United States War Department authorizes decision boxing at Fort Snelling, St. Paul, MN (per newspaper wire reports)
- 2001: State boxing commission is discontinued. Bouts held in the state are administered by outside commissions.
- 2006: State boxing commission is reinstated. Scott LeDoux is appointed head of the commission.