Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission

The Utah Professional Athletic Commission Act became law in July 2001. The Commission regulates professional unarmed combat sports including boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts. Promoters, managers, contestants, seconds, referees and judges must be licensed under the Act. Fees are intended to cover cost of regulation and to promote amateur unarmed sports in the State. The commission is named after the late Utah State Senator Eliud 'Pete' Suazo. Pete Suazo was an advocate for youth and minorities in the state and a boxing enthusiast.