{"id":44173,"date":"2025-02-18T21:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T18:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?p=44173"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:26:01","slug":"turki-al-sheikh-opposes-return-to-15-round-boxing-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/turki-al-sheikh-opposes-return-to-15-round-boxing-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Turki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of Riyadh Season and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, His Excellency <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turki_Al-Sheikh\">Turki Al-Sheikh<\/a>, has ruled out the idea of bringing back 15-round boxing matches.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, championship fights were contested over 15 rounds, but this changed in 1982 following the tragic death of Duk Koo Kim in a lightweight bout. Kim suffered severe punishment in a 14-round title fight against Ray Mancini.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the incident, the WBC mandated that all future world title fights be limited to 12 rounds, a decision later adopted by other governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Gilberto Mendoza, President of the WBA, revealed that his organization is considering a trial phase for reintroducing 15-round fights in certain competitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44175\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/turki-al-sheikh-opposes-return-to-15-round-boxing-matches\/urki-al-sheikh-opposes-return-to-15-round-boxing-matches\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches.webp\" data-orig-size=\"780,764\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"urki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Turki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Turki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-300x294.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches.webp\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44175\" src=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches.webp\" alt=\"Turki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches\" width=\"780\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches.webp 780w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-300x294.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-768x752.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-600x588.webp 600w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-24x24.webp 24w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/urki-Al-Sheikh-Opposes-Return-to-15-Round-Boxing-Matches-48x48.webp 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turki Al-Sheikh Opposes Return to 15-Round Boxing Matches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza stated, &#8220;The WBA may consider approving this experimentally, given the intense competition among fighters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, various medical studies indicate that the brain becomes more vulnerable to injury after the 12th round. Many health experts also warn that extending fights to 15 rounds significantly increases the risk of dehydration and exhaustion.<\/p>\n<p>Turki Al-Sheikh strongly opposes the return to 15-round matches, citing serious health concerns for fighters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, I do not support this idea in any way,&#8221; Al-Sheikh stated. &#8220;This is bad for a fighter\u2019s health, and I will never support bringing back 15-round fights.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, even 12 rounds may be too much for a fighter\u2019s well-being. But 15 rounds? Absolutely not. A 15-round fight should never be allowed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>See More: <a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=44096&amp;action=edit\" aria-label=\"\u201cFIFA Implements New Technologies to Enhance World Cup Pitches and Player Safety\u201d (Edit)\">FIFA Implements New Technologies to Enhance World Cup Pitches and Player Safety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of Riyadh Season and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, His Excellency Turki Al-Sheikh, has ruled out the idea of bringing back 15-round boxing matches. For decades, championship fights were contested over 15 rounds, but this changed in 1982 following the tragic death of Duk Koo Kim in a lightweight bout. Kim suffered severe punishment in a 14-round title fight against Ray Mancini. 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Recently, Gilberto Mendoza, President of the WBA, revealed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Turki Al-Sheikh","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Turki Al-Sheikh opposes the return of 15-round boxing matches, citing concerns over fighter safety and the sport\u2019s evolution.","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin 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