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Reid, McCain: Feds Need to Regulate Boxing Industry

Senators move to create US Boxing Commission

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2012 1:00 AM CDT | Updated Jun 19, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Former amateur boxers John McCain and Harry Reid have teamed up to bring federal oversight to the sport. The senators have introduced legislation to create a United States Boxing Commission that would oversee boxing matches around the country and fight conflicts of interest in the...   Read full story »

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