An independent report has concluded the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission made several missteps in the buildup to a boxing match that led to UFC veteran Tim Hague ’s death in June. The report, ordered by the city of Edmonton in the wake of Hague’s death, recommended several changes to the way the ECSC regulates events, calling for more stringent rules on medical suspensions and the creation of a provincial athletic commission. “It does appear that certain ECSC Policies were not followed for the June event,” stated the report, which was written by business consultancy firm MNP, LLP. On two occasions prior to Hague’s fatal bout, commission doctors gave the fighter a shorter medical suspension than was required by the rules. It also failed to account for an unsanctioned MMA bout held in July 2016, when Hague suffered a knockout loss, which should have triggered an immediate 90-day suspension. Had that term been enforced, Hague wouldn’t have been licensed two months later, in September, for a nine-round boxing match in Edmonton, which he lost via unanimous decision.
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