The law was passed in 1889 and is still on the books.

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      duel ≠ murder

      “Fighting containing acts of violence likely cause physical harm or be life-threatening, carried out through mutual agreement of both parties at the time”

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        So they officially recognized it as a duel where the other person agreed, but it’s still illegal…interesting tbh

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            The funny thing is, if you get a proper boxing license and someone dies, it’s the fault of the boxing commission and not the other boxer.