So many nights of glory have been presented commemorating this weekend of traditional celebration, since our Mexican nationals who live in the United States, decades ago, established it on May 5 and September 16.
Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Miguel Cotto, Vernon Forrest, Roberto Durán, and even Tyson Fury came to fight on this Mexican date, in addition to many other compatriots who met in various US rings, such as: Rubén El Púas Olivares, Chango Carmona, Salvador Sánchez, Bazooka Limón, Chiquita González, Ricardo López, Israel Vázquez, Jhonny González, Juan Manuel Márquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, José Luis Castillo and many others.
Historic battles took place:
· Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II.
· Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns.
· Julio César Chávez vs. Azabache Martínez.
· Erik Morales vs. Junior Jones.
· Oscar de la Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas.
· Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez.
· The trilogies of Canelo vs. GGG.
This date has passed from boxer to boxer, year after year, counting on continuous participation and being the owners of this date:
· Floyd Mayweather (five).
· Julio C. Chávez (five).
· Óscar de la Hoya (six).
· Canelo Álvarez (seven).
The most prominent topic of last week is one of great concern. The World Boxing Council has worked for 60 years to humanize and reform our sport.
A fortune has been invested in scientific studies to find information that leads to improve the rules for the care and safety of our athletes. Thus, world championship fights were lowered from 15 to 12 rounds, and international and regional championship fights from 12 to 10 rounds; The official weigh-in takes place 24 hours before, and not on the day of the fight. The ring has four ropes and not three, the six-ounce glove was eliminated, the design and implementation of mandatory medical examinations, anti doping tests, life and medical insurance coverage in all WBC fights , as well as a host of precautionary measures.
The WBC has also dedicated 25 years to the regulation, promotion and administration of women’s boxing. Specific rules for the care of our ring warriors. Many studies, work papers and scientific information are used to protect women’s physical integrity as much as possible.
It is a fact that women and men have a large number of physical, physiological, hormonal and other differences. The vast majority of sports have different rules for their corresponding activity, and boxing is no exception; We have to always keep in mind that in other sports you look for goals, sets, baskets or points, boxing is a contact sport, and you can’t play boxing!
These rules, like mandatory pregnancy testing, have prevented potentially tragic situations. The rounds are two minutes and a maximum of 10 rounds, but why?
There is a sacred rule used to implement boxing safety: dehydration + fatigue + blows = potential serious injury.
The longer the fight lasts, the more risky it is for the boxer’s health. It is proven that women have a more frequent risk of brain concussions due to their spinal structure, which is why the World Boxing Council will not sanction women’s fights scheduled for 3 minutes or more than 10 rounds. It’s as if today a boxer scheduled a 15-round fight, My God, I hope I am not giving an idea to a fighter or promoter to challenge a rule which has saved many lives and definitively made boxers life much better after their tears in the ring.