1924 California Proposition 7 Explained
California Proposition 7 was a 1924 California ballot initiative regarding the status of boxing and wrestling contests in the state. The measure passed with 51 percent of the popular vote.[1] The measure legalized prize fights[2] and established the California State Athletic Commission to regulate boxing.[3] [4]
The law permitted "10-round decision bouts and 12-round no decision bouts in California, under the supervision of a state boxing and wrestling commission, appointed by the governor." The law went into effect beginning approximately February 1925.[5] Prior to the passage of the 1924 boxing bill, "The original state Constitution outlawed prize fighting. Later amateur boxing was allowed. Professional bouts occurred anyway, but underground."[6]
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Notes and References
- BOXING AND WRESTLING CONTESTS California Proposition 7 (1924). https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/188
- Web site: California legalizes boxing after 10-year ban November 4, 1924 . 2024-05-17 . HISTORY . en.
- Web site: BACKGROUND PAPER FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION Joint Oversight Hearing, February 26, 2019 .
- Millspaugh . Peter . 1994-08-01 . The Federal Regulation of Professional Boxing: Will Congress Answer the Bell? . Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy . 19 . 1 . 41.
- Web site: San Pedro News Pilot 7 November 1924 — California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2024-05-17 . cdnc.ucr.edu.
- Web site: Skelton . George . 2016-06-13 . Capitol Journal: Should barbaric boxing be KOd? . 2024-05-17 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
