Calgary fighters thankful to enter ring under safe conditions after Ultra Boxing event cancelled
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A group of Calgary fighters are thankful to be able to enter the ring under a properly sanctioned event this weekend after the organization they were training under was suspended by Boxing Alberta for two years due to safety concerns.
A group of Calgary fighters are thankful to be able to enter the ring under a properly sanctioned event this weekend after the organization they were training under was suspended by Boxing Alberta for two years due to safety concerns.
Calgary's Southpaw Family Fitness & Boxing Gym is now stepping up to help host several beginner fighters on Saturday night following the last-minute cancellation of a Nov. 24 event organized by Ultra White Collar Boxing.
Boxing Alberta confirmed to CTV News that it cited several safety concerns and suspended Ultra White Collar Boxing, but that the organization was still attempting to sell tickets to its planned event at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino.
The news comes just a week after an MMA fighter tragically died at an Ultra MMA event hosted on the Enoch Cree First Nation.
"We had learned that at one of their previous shows sanctioned by Boxing Alberta, they did not follow the rules set out by Boxing Alberta and it put our athletes' health and safety at risk," read the statement from Boxing Alberta president, Jessica Sparrow.
"Boxing Alberta initially accepted a sanction in Calgary for Nov. 24, but this sanction was revoked as part of their suspension on Oct. 29."
Despite being suspended by Boxing Alberta, Ultra still went on to inform its fighters in an email of a last-minute venue change for its event to the Rajveer Banquet Hall.
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