New professional rules for boxing professional players free to transfer to gym | NHK News

Boxing professional player free to transfer to the gym To make new rules mandatory September 30th 4:38

The JBC = Japan Boxing Commission includes a unified contract that includes the ability for players to express their intention to refuse to renew their contracts so that domestic professional boxing players can move to the gym freely after a certain period of time. ”Was made, and from 1st of next month, a contract must be signed between Jim and the athlete.

JBC has established a maximum period of 3 years for domestic professional boxing players to sign a membership contract with the gym.

However, according to the JBC and the Japan Professional Boxing Association, even if the contract period ends, it is actually difficult to transfer unless the Jim approves, so the players cannot resign as desired and retire. In other words, there were a series of cases where illegal money was required as a condition of transfer.

To solve these problems, JBC consulted with the association and created a new “Unified Contract”.

The unified contract clearly states that the athlete can show the intention to refuse to renew the contract two months before the contract between the athlete and the gym, and if a trouble occurs between the athlete and the gym, The JBC's newly established “Conciliation Committee” and others are included in the solution.

With this initiative, when the contract expires, it will be possible to negotiate free transfer with the gym that the athlete wants, and this will improve the rights of the athlete.

JBC will start operation based on the unified contract from 1st of next month, and will require a new contract between approximately 2000 domestic professional athletes and the gym.

The history of the new rules

According to the JBC = Japan Boxing Commission and the Japan Professional Boxing Association, which is made by the owner of the gym, this review of the contract rules has been discussed about two years ago based on the players' requests.

In the Japanese professional boxing world, even if the contract of the affiliation between the athlete and the gym expires, it is not possible for the athlete to move freely unless the gym accepts it.

In light of this situation, JBC has decided that at the Board of Directors meeting last December, players could refuse contract renewal and negotiate freely with the transferee, as well as the newly established Mediation Committee and Arbitration Committee Was confirming the operation of a new contract rule that included a solution to troubles.

In February, the Board of Directors approved that the new rules will be put into operation in October. From June onwards, briefing sessions were held for gym owners, etc., throughout the country to understand the operation. I have been seeking.

JBC has created a new “Unified Contract” as the understanding of the operation has deepened. From 1st of next month, JBC will require all athletes and gyms to re-contract the contract.

In the future, JBC will change the professional license card issued to players to the one with the expiration date of the contract so that the players can easily grasp it.

JBC Secretary General “The security of players’ rights is a social requirement ”

“The protection of the rights of athletes is also a social request. I want to continue to listen to such voices in the future,” said Gokko Yasukochi, Executive Director of JBC = Japan Boxing Commission.