Nova Scotia Combat Sports Authority

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Nova Scotia Combat Sports Authority
AbbreviationNSCA
Formation1975 (1975)
PurposeBoxing and mixed martial arts sanctioning organization
Location
  • Nova Scotia
Region served
Canada
Website nscsauthority.ca

The Nova Scotia Combat Sports Authority (NSCA) is a provincial sanctioning body for professional and amateur boxing and mixed martial arts in Nova Scotia, Canada. [1]

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Early history

Founded in 1975, the organization was originally known as the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority (NSBA). [2]

It was first established by provincial legislation to regulate professional boxing. A later addition was amateur boxing, and with the rise of mixed martial arts, all combat sports were included. [3]

An amendment was approved in May 1981, granting the boxing authority exclusive jurisdiction to oversee professional boxing as the only municipal boxing commission in the province. [4]

Present day

The authority falls under the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. [5] In 2017, a government bill called the Boxing Authority Act was amended by the 63rd General Assembly to substitute boxing with Combat Sports. [6] The Nova Scotia Boxing Authority was renamed as the Nova Scotia Combat Sports Authority and a nine-member board was appointed. [7]

The NSCSA regulates the licensing of fighters and promoters, annual medical examinations, medical procedures and suspensions, officials, referees, and ringside doctors, premises, facilities, and equipment, as well as other procedures and protocols for conducting combat sports events throughout the province. [8]

Mickey MacDonald is the current chair of the Nova Scotia Combat Sports Authority. [9]

Chairmen

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References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia proclaims Combat Sports Authority Act". halifax.citynews.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Nova Scotia Boxing Authority - Government Administrative Histories". archives.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Nova Scotia revamps Boxing Authority Act to include MMA sports - Newspapers.com™". atlantic.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Boxing Authority Under Revision - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ↑ "No fighting: Lack of boxing authority freezes pro combat sports in Nova Scotia". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  6. ↑ "An Act to Amend Chapter 43 of the Revised Statutes, 1989, the Boxing Authority Act | Nova Scotia Legislature". nslegislature.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Pro combat sports 'good to go' in Nova Scotia with newly named authority". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Combat Sports Authority Act Introduced - Newspapers.com™". haligonia.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  9. ↑ "Commission Contacts - Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports". abcboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  10. ↑ "N.S. Boxing Ambassador Had A Lot of International Clout - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  11. ↑ "Officials Concerned Hearing Could Set Bad Boxing Precedent - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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