Sorry if this was posted already, will we be seeing more of these types of promotions in the future? Now get this, the latest “cash-in” on the sport’s tentative growth spurt comes in the way of the new “Cage Boxing” extravaganza – an event put on by the Cage Fight Series who are newcomers to the sport, clearly looking to capitalise on the Cage Fighting appearance but without the skills involved. Sensationalist? You betcha… Four-ounce gloves for the male competitors, boxing rules, a cage, flash knockouts and standing 10 counts… yup, with those ingredients we are quite possibly looking at one of the most dangerous events the U.K. scene has ever witnessed. Cage Kickboxing has been featured on MMA cards for many years. Indeed, we have had Cage Boxing matches before; the key difference is that they have all been undertaken with the regulatory equipment, not four-ounce MMA gloves. The potential for cuts and serious trauma is more prevalent with the small gloves as is the reduced effect of a traditional boxing guard – the fingerless, thumbless, four-ounce gloves can easily penetrate a traditional boxing defense. If there was ever a case for an event to not take place, this is it. General reaction so far has been mixed. The people involved in the sport on a whole are against the event, but there are those new to the sport that are fascinated with the idea of seeing brutal knockouts."
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We've had a couple "Cage Boxing" bouts here in Minnesota. Allen Litzau last year for EFX being the most notable.
I believe ICON had a Cage Kickboxing fight on it's last card.
I don't mind the Cage boxing, as long as it didn't have 3 knockdown rules and 10 counts. At the most a ref should give you 3 seconds to get up, in the event of a flash KO or slip. Anything more than that and the dud is legit stunned and should not continue due to the small gloves and extreme risk of head injury.