Description
This report was prepared pursuant to Section 548.005, Florida Statutes, and is provided to the Governor and the Legislature by November 1 of each year. It details the Florida Athletic Commission's (formerly the Florida State Boxing Commission) long range planning and monitoring process and provides statistics regarding the professions it regulates. This report also includes estimates of the Commission's revenues, expenditures, cash balances and performance statistics for the next five years. The Commission licenses and regulates professional boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, and approves amateur boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts sanctioning organizations. Safety is the Commission's top priority. It ensures that all matches are conducted in accordance with provisions of state laws and rules. It also makes certain that health and safety requirements are met and that matches are competitive and physically safe for participants.