Category: Florida Combat Sports Law

Let’s Talk Bare Knuckle Boxing, Tribal Commissions and Legality

April 12, 2016

This week it was announced that the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming casino in greater Miami will host an eight-bout bare knuckle boxing event including a title bout involving ‘the world champion of bare knuckle boxing‘ Bobby Gunn. Gunn, who staged the first sanctioned bare knuckle match in the U.S. since 1889 in 2011 on Tribal land in … More Let’s Talk Bare Knuckle Boxing, Tribal Commissions and Legality

Legal Bare-knuckle Boxing Coming to Florida?

March 24, 2016

Update April 11, 2016 – Today it was announced that Gunn’s bout will be at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming casino in greater Miami. ________________________________________ Update April 6, 2016 – Whatever Commission will be overseeing this event, it will not be the Florida State Boxing Commission who have replied as follows – Mr. Magraken, This is … More Legal Bare-knuckle Boxing Coming to Florida?