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History of New Mexico Boxing Legislation, Rules & Regulations
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- 1912-February: New Mexico to conduct its first bouts in 17 years. Feb. 7 Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, WA, USA) wire report (which probably neglects the 1911-08-11 Fireman Jim Flynn vs. George Haley bout).
- 1912-04-10: Bill introduced to allow for bouts of 45 rounds or less. Tacoma Times [1]
- 1912-04-17: New Mexico House, by a vote of 29-17, passes the Tripp prize-fight law, permitting bouts of up to 45 rounds, specifically with the upcoming July 4 Jack Johnson vs. Fireman Jim Flynn (2nd meeting) fight in mind. [2] [3]
- 1912-08-03: Governor McDonald declares that there will be no more "prizefighting" in the state, and that "boxing contests" will be restricted to ten rounds. [4]
- 1913-02-26: The House adopted a favorable report on a proposed anti-prizefight law, which would prohibit boxing contests. Violators would be charged with a felony.