After boxers, IBC to hold clinics for officials, doctors

After reaching out to pugilists, the recently-founded professional boxing body -- the Indian Boxing Council -- will now conduct clinics for referees, judges and ringside physicians from October 10 to 12 in Pune.
"...To ensure fair and impartial decisions and the safety and health of Pro boxers in and outside the ring, there is a requirement to identify, train and qualify Referees and Judges and Ringside Physicians...," IBC President Brig. P K Muralidharan Raja said in a statement.
Brig Raja said 90 per cent of professional boxing referees and judges around the world have originally worked at the amateur level before who have switching over.

The workshop and clinic in Pune is open to those referees and judges who are already qualified as national or international level officials in amateur competitions and based on their proficiency can get qualified as 2 or 3 Star referees and judges of IBC.
Brig Raja said a separate Workshop to train freshers to become 1 Star IBC referees and judges will be held separately in Pune in November-December.
In case of, ringside physicians, IBC is open to all MBBS doctors who can treat as well as take decisions to render first aid or help the referee in deciding stoppages of the bout keeping in mind the safety of the boxers.

New Doctors will be certified as 1 Star Ringside Physicians while those who already have experience at the national and international level of amateur boxing will qualify as 2 and 3 Star physicians.