The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) is putting its money where its mouth is with regards to extreme weight cutting.
ABC president Mike Mazzulli told MMA Fighting that the group that oversees athletic commissions in North America and beyond will donate $5,000 to the Rondel Clark Foundation, which was launched over the weekend to raise awareness about extreme weight cutting via severe dehydration. Clark died last year at the age of 26, three days after an amateur fight, due in part to a harsh weight cut, his family believes.
Mazzulli announced the donation last Saturday at the event announcing the start of the foundation, which took place at Clark’s former gym, Integrated Martial Arts in Westborough, Mass.