In 2013 the Amateur international Boxing Association, the international governing body for amateur boxing, instituted a guideline banning headgear in competition for elite men. The ban is expected to be expanded to all competitors in 2018.
While there are conflicting views as to the efficacy of headgear in amateur boxing a recent study reveals that there appears to be widespread consensus opposing the AIBA’s Camiseta SSC Napoli planned headgear ban.
Researchers Philip Dickinson and Philip Rempel polled 636 individuals for their opinion on the ban. The results were as follows
a total of 71.5 % of Canadian respondents believed headgear ought to be mandatory whatsoever levels.
Only 5.8 % agreed that headgear ought to be prohibited, as planned for 2018
Estimating results on a representative breakdown of boxing membership in Canada, a similar pattern emerged, whereby 68.2 % concurred with mandatory headgear while only 4.95 % supported its prohibition.
Parents of boxers were practically unanimously against banning headgear, stating they would change sports as a result.
Similarly, only 1.7 % of women believed headgear ought to be prohibited.
The full study can be found here.
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