1924 California Proposition 7

Boxing and wrestling contests thumb|"Kid Seven Wins!" (Los Angeles Evening Record, November 5, 1924) 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.BOXING AND WRESTLING CONTESTS California Proposition 7 (1924). https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/188 The measure legalized prize fightsCalifornia legalizes boxing after 10-year ban November 4, 1924 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-legalizes-boxing 2024-05-17 HISTORY en and established the California State Athletic Commission to regulate boxing.BACKGROUND PAPER FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION Joint Oversight Hearing, February 26, 2019 https://abp.assembly.ca.gov/sites/abp.assembly.ca.gov/files/Sunset%202019%20Background%20Paper%20CSAC.pdfMillspaugh Peter 1994-08-01 The Federal Regulation of Professional Boxing: Will Congress Answer the Bell? https://scholarship.shu.edu/shlj/vol19/iss1/4 Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy 19 1 41 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.San Pedro News Pilot 7 November 1924 — California Digital Newspaper Collection https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19241107.2.9 2024-05-17 cdnc.ucr.edu 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."Skelton George 2016-06-13 Capitol Journal: Should barbaric boxing be KOd? https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-muhammad-ali-death-20160613-snap-story.html 2024-05-17 Los Angeles Times en-US See also 1914 California Proposition 20 References Category:California ballot propositions Category:1924 in California Category:Boxing in California Category:Sports ballot measures in the United States