The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) held its annual convention in Orlando this week, and one of the biggest items up for discussion was a new proposal that could have a major impact on extreme weight-cutting in the sport of boxing.
On Tuesday, the ABC passed that proposal, and the new regulations will go into effect on January 1st, 2019. These key details include:
- Second-day weigh-ins for championship fights, to be held on fight day.
- Championship participants are not to gain more than 10% of the contracted weight. The champion would be stripped of the title, whereas the challenger would be rendered ineligible to win the title.