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. The measure legalized prize fights and established the
California State Athletic Commission
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 event ...
to regulate boxing.
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."
The law went into effect beginning approximately February 1925.
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."
See also
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1914 California Proposition 20
References
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California ballot propositions
1924 in California
Boxing in California