The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) is a North American

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 not for profit professional boxing

Professional Boxing

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 and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization that provides a framework for undertaking boxing and MMA bouts and record keeping. It is made up of members from state and tribal athletic commissions from the United States

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 and Canada

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The organization was formed in the 1980s when a number of executive directors of various boxing commissions met to discuss how boxing was handled in their jurisdictions.

The aims of the ABC are to:

• Promote uniform health and safety standards in boxing and MMA,
• Provide accurate records for boxers and mixed martial artists,
• Increase communication between organizations.
• Publish medical and training information and education for all boxing and MMA related professionals,
• Establish and ran a charitable foundation to aid indigent boxers, and
• Encourage adherence to, and enforcement of, applicable federal laws by each member of the ABC.