評論
打印
Laws on boxing
拳擊立法
Bouncing back
卷土重來
More countries are allowing professional boxing, despite the risks
雖有風(fēng)險，各國還是逐漸放開職業(yè)拳擊
Cecilia Braekhus
在比賽中
FIRST Sweden in 2007, then Cuba in 2013, and now Norway have left the small club of countries that ban professional boxing. The centre-right coalition in power since 2013 promised to cut taxes and red tape—and to let Norwegians indulge in pastimes its predecessors deemed too dangerous, including cheaper wine and spirits, jetskis and Segways. And last month 33 years without pro boxing came to an end, leaving Iceland with the Nordic region's sole boxing ban.
2007年的瑞典，2013年的古巴，以及現(xiàn)在的挪威—它們紛紛離開了本就小眾的“禁止拳擊俱樂部”，令職業(yè)拳擊合法化。2013年上臺的中右翼執(zhí)政聯(lián)盟曾承諾減稅和改進(jìn)工作作風(fēng)，并讓挪威人民享受到廉價的葡萄酒和烈酒，水上摩托和電動兩輪車（這些東西從前都被看作是太危險了）。上個月，挪威取消了長達(dá)33年的職業(yè)拳擊禁令，剩下冰島一國，成為唯一一個禁止職業(yè)拳擊的北歐國家。
Health concerns lay behind the Norwegian ban. (Cuba had considered the violence—and prize money—incompatible with Marxism.) The World Medical Association has long called for the sport to be outlawed everywhere. But Norway's pugilists are delighted, as they can fight at home and earnings will rise.
挪威從前禁止職業(yè)拳擊，主要是出于健康考慮。（古巴則是覺得暴力與獎金不符合馬克思的教導(dǎo)。）長期以來，世界醫(yī)學(xué)協(xié)會到處鼓吹立法禁止體育。但挪威的拳擊運(yùn)動員開心了，因?yàn)樗麄儾槐爻鰢荣悾⑶沂杖胍矔岣摺?/div>
A champ unable to throw a punch in her own country probably did more than a new government's reforming zeal to end the ban. Cecilia Braekhus (pictured), a former champion kickboxer, turned to the sport in 2003. Undefeated in her 27 pro matches to date, in September she became the first Norwegian, and first woman, to hold all major world-title championships in her class (welterweight). In 2012 she was named Norway's sports personality of the year. A favourite of the country's sports pages and tabloid press, she freshened up boxing's battered image—and made it a symbol of the fightback against the Nordic nanny state.
要開放職業(yè)拳擊，一位冠軍的作用可能比政府還大。Cecilia Braekhus（圖中人物）是前自由搏擊世界冠軍，2003年開始參加這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動。迄今為止，她在27場職業(yè)比賽中保持不敗，獲得了她所在級別（次中量級）的大滿貫。她是首位獲此殊榮的挪威人，也是首位獲此殊榮的女性。2012年，她被選為挪威年度體育人物。作為這個國家體育網(wǎng)頁和小報的最愛，她更新了拳擊曾經(jīng)不入流的形象，并使它成為一個信號：北歐并不只是保姆國家。譯者：韋永睿 校對：穆毅
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