Sentences with phrase «ban on boxing»

Because of a ban on boxing in New Orleans, Kilrain and Sullivan met in a 75 - rounder in a ring just outside Gulf - port, Miss..

Not exact matches

This debate is also timely, given that the boxing fraternity is about to descend on Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, even though the Olympic Charter states that it will «dedicate its efforts to ensuring that, in sport, the spirit of fair play prevails and violence is banned».

Given that Senator John McCain, who famously called MMA «human cockfighting» and a «blood sport», called for a nationwide ban in the US, which fell on deaf ears, should the UK government ban MMA and professional boxing as some other nations, such as Sweden, have?