1924 California Proposition 7
Boxing and wrestling contests
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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.[1] The measure legalized prize fights[2] and established the California State Athletic Commission to regulate boxing.[3][4]
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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."[5] The law went into effect beginning approximately February 1925.[5] 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."[6]