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Background InformationBackground InformationThere is evidence of boxing as a
sport dating back as early as 3000 BC from Sumerian carvings
Some archeologists believe it was a sport much earlier about 7000 years
Became an Olympic sport in 688 BC in ancient Greece
Sanctioning BodiesSanctioning BodiesWorld Boxing Association: Website –
http://www.wbanews.comAddress: Av. Aquilino de la
Guardia & Calle 47 Ocean Business Plaza, 14th floor, Office 14-05, Marbella, Panama, Panama
President – Gilberto MendozaHeadquarters – Panama
World Boxing Council: Website – www.wbcboxing.com Address: Cuzco # 872, Col.
Lindavista 07300 – México D.FPresident – Mauricio SulaimánHeadquarters – Mexico City,
Mexico
International Boxing Federation:Website – www.ibf-usda-boxing.comAddress: 899 Mountain Avenue #2C,
Springfield Township, NJ 07081President – Bob LeeHeadquarters – Springfield, New JerseyLocation
World Boxing Organization:Website – www.wboboxing.comAddress: First Federal Bldg. 1056
Muñoz Rivera Ave. Suite 711-714, San Juan, P.R. 00927
President – Francisco VarcarcelHeadquarters – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Weight ClassesWeight Classes• Paperweight – 80 lbs• Minimumweight – 105 lbs • Light Flyweight – 108 lbs• Flyweight – 112 lbs• Super flyweight - 115 lbs• Bantamweight – 118 lbs• Super bantamweight – 112 lbs• Featherweight – 126 lbs• Superfeather weight – 130 lbs• Lightweight – 135 lbs• Super lightweight – 140 lbs• Welterweight – 147 lbs• Super welterweight – 154 lbs• Middleweight – 160 lbs• Super middleweight – 168 lbs• Light heavyweight – 175 lbs• Heavyweight – 200 lbs
Marvelous Marvin HaglerMarvelous Marvin HaglerBorn in Newark,
New Jersey on May 23, 1954
Record of 67-3-2Undisputed World
Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1997
Southpaw
Boxing: Medical Care In and Boxing: Medical Care In and Out of the Ring by Robert C. Out of the Ring by Robert C. GambrellGambrell
Highlights concerns about the risks of boxingHead, neck, face, and hand injuries are most
common in boxingBrain injury is the greatest potential risk that
occurs in boxingConcern for the health of the amateur
boxers has led to rule changes over the past two decades
Management of head injuries in professional boxing varies according to venue location and sanctioning body
EA Sports EA Sports Creator and developer of sports
video gamesHeadquarters: Burnaby, British
Columbia, CanadaWebsite:
http://www.easports.com
CareersCareersSoftware Engineer FIFA –
InternshipSystem Administrator –
InternshipFIFA Development DirectorProducer – Madden Service
Work CitedWork Citedhttp://www.wbcboxing.comhttp://www.wboboxing.comwww.wbanews.comwww.ibf-usba-boxing.comWong, Glenn M. "Boxing." Careers in
Sports. 2nd ed. Amherst, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett, 2013. 174. Print.
http://www.ea.com/locations http://www.easports.comGambrell, Robert C., MD. "Boxing: Medical
Care In and Out of the Ring." Current Sports Medicine Reports, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.