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Originally Posted by Niamh.

And don't even get him started on female boxers!

So I’m getting criticised for CARING about the health and safety of woman in boxing !?



I don’t think they SHOULD be boxing or participating in MMA because women are built differently than guys .


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Research into other sports has shown female participants are more prone to concussion than men, raising questions as to whether safety and equality are compatible in boxing, and splitting opinion among respected figures.


"What we do know, from other sports, is that women have a higher rate of concussion than men. And this is not really understood.
"The studies are uniform - if you look at women's soccer, the concussion rates are nearly 2:1, so women playing soccer against other women produce a higher rate of concussion, per hour of participation, than men playing against men.
"We did a study where we looked at jockeys - we have lots of female jockeys, particularly in point-to-point racing. The women actually fall off less often than the men but when they hit the ground, they have nearly four times the rate of concussion. It was about 3.6:1 compared to the men and that was very interesting for us but very, very difficult to explain. It's the same right the way around the world."


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