Access Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Board, Minutes, 2005. Accession 43231, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 43231 was transferred by Borkey, Alexina, M., Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 05/25/2007

Biographical/Historical Information

The Virginia State Boxing and Wrestling Commission was established by an act of the General Assembly approved March 29, 1934 to direct, manage, and control all aspects related to wrestling, boxing and sparring in the Commonwealth. The name was change to the Virginia Athletic Commission by an act passed on March 11, 1952, and then to the Virginia Athletic Board in 1985. In 1998 the General Assembly passed legislation creating the Professional Boxing and Wrestling Program operating under the Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation to handle the duties of the earlier commissions and board. In 2007, the Board was changed to add martial arts to its charge.

Scope and Content Note

This series provides the official minutes and related attachments of the Virginia Professional Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts Board. May also include informal fact finding conference documents and conflict of interest statements.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia. -- Professional Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts Advisory Board
• Virginia. -- Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
• Boxing -- Virginia.
• Wrestling -- Virginia.
• Martial arts -- Virginia
• Minutes. -- aat.
• State government records -- Virginia. -- aat.
• Virginia. -- Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
• Virginia. -- Professional Boxing and Wrestling Board

Additional Note

These records are part of the Virginia Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation record group (RG 17)

Additional Note

Unprocessed.