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California State
Athletic Control Board
Agency overview
Jurisdiction California
Headquarters2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2010, Sacramento, CA 95815
Agency executives
  • Peter Villegas [1], Chairman
  • Dr. Vernon Williams [1], Vice-Chairman
  • Andy Foster [1], Executive Officer
Parent agency California Department of Consumer Affairs
Website Official Site
Footnotes
Commissioners Michael Hardeman, Doug Hendrickson

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) regulates amateur and professional boxing, amateur and professional kickboxing and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) throughout the State by licensing all participants and supervising the events.

In May 2017, CSAC implemented a 10-point plan against extreme weight-cutting inclusive of fine fighters who missed contracted fight weights, missed weight fighters may ask to move to higher weight class, a 30-day and 10-day weight check for “high level title fights among others [2] On October 25, 2019 CSAC passed a vote of 5–0 on cancelling a fight if fighters weighted more than 15% above their contracted fight weight on the day of the event. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Commissioner Biographies URL accessed on December 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "California approves 10-point weight-cutting plan with big changes". MMA Junkie. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. ^ "CSAC passes rule to combat extreme weight cuts". ESPN.com. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-10-16.

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