The AMA has released its new Position Statement on Combat Sport (2015), which supersedes and builds on the AMA Position Statement on Boxing (1997. Reaffirmed 2007).
AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, said that the AMA is a long-time opponent of boxing, and has now extended its concerns about the health of participants to include all so-called combat sports.
Professor Owler said the AMA is recommending the prohibition of all forms of combat sport for people under the age of 18.
Further, the AMA wants boxing banned from the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
