Boxing needs a single set of safety standards to protect fighters, a single set of rules to protect the integrity of the sport, a single ratings body to determine champions and contenders and a single national commission to govern the sport.
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On June 2, 2006, when Jose Luis Castillo climbed onto the scale for a second time, two hours after his first trip to the scale, he hadn’t lost an ounce. The scale still read 139?, and a downcast Castillo was out of time and out of a fight.
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