Author: Kansas. Athletic Commission

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Published: 1960

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At the end of World War I, prize fighting was illegal in the state of Kansas. This restrictive law served to encourage illegal fights with its many attendant evils. The law was amended by the 1925 session of the state legislature by adding the proviso: 'That this section shall not apply to boxing, sparring or wrestling exhibition held under permits issued by the Athletic Commission of the state of Kansas, and in compliance with the rules and regulations issued by it.' The Kansas Athletic Commission, a fee agency, has general supervision of all professional boxing, sparring and wrestling exhibitions in the state except those conducted by universities, colleges, and high schools as intercollegiate or interscholastic contests. The commission prescribes rules and regulations covering such exhibitions and collects license fees and a percentage of the gross receipts of each exhibition held, after deducting the federal tax. The Athletic Commission is not a promotional agency, but acts solely in a regulatory and advisory capacity. The source of revenue for the athletic commission is entirely from boxing and wrestling shows from which a percentage of the gross gate receipts is collected and from the sale of licenses.