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The Age
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Saffioti distances herself from bare-knuckle fighting bout
The Combat Sports Commission is mulling a decision to allow the world's biggest bare-knuckle boxing organisation, partially owned by UFC fighter Connor McGregor, to stage a major fight in Perth next month. In March, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship founder David Feldman announced on social media his intention to bring a boxing event to Perth on either July 12 or 19. WA's boxing regulations were amended by former Sport Minister David Templeman in February to recognise the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship as a sanctioning body, paving the way for the body to stage a contest in the state. Saffioti took over the sport portfolio after the March election. Bare-knuckle boxing is as the name suggests, and has been panned by health groups, including the Australian Medical Association of WA, which describes it as 'blood sport'. On Monday Sport Minister Rita Saffioti said the state's Combat Sport Commission was still considering the event. When questioned why the government would allow such a brutal form of combat sport in WA Saffioti distanced herself from the decision to change boxing rules and said no government funding was going to the event. 'There is discussion about holding an event here. It needs to be signed off by the Combat Sports Commission, and it's in front of the Combat Sports Commission at the moment, but tourism is not providing any funding to it,' she said.
Sydney Morning Herald
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Saffioti distances herself from bare-knuckle fighting bout
The Combat Sports Commission is mulling a decision to allow the world's biggest bare-knuckle boxing organisation, partially owned by UFC fighter Connor McGregor, to stage a major fight in Perth next month. In March, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship founder David Feldman announced on social media his intention to bring a boxing event to Perth on either July 12 or 19. WA's boxing regulations were amended by former Sport Minister David Templeman in February to recognise the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship as a sanctioning body, paving the way for the body to stage a contest in the state. Saffioti took over the sport portfolio after the March election. Bare-knuckle boxing is as the name suggests, and has been panned by health groups, including the Australian Medical Association of WA, which describes it as 'blood sport'. On Monday Sport Minister Rita Saffioti said the state's Combat Sport Commission was still considering the event. When questioned why the government would allow such a brutal form of combat sport in WA Saffioti distanced herself from the decision to change boxing rules and said no government funding was going to the event. 'There is discussion about holding an event here. It needs to be signed off by the Combat Sports Commission, and it's in front of the Combat Sports Commission at the moment, but tourism is not providing any funding to it,' she said.
