UCA
Est. 2009 · National Governing Body
A national home for the fighters who wear a badge.
The United Combat Association is the sanctioning body for public-safety combat sports — the officers, firefighters, and medics who step into the ring to raise money, honor their communities, and settle it the old-fashioned way.
Origin
The United Combat Association is a ranking, sanctioning and promotional organization solely for Public Safety boxing. UCA unites Peace Officers, Firefighters, and Military Personnel in a competitive sportsmanship boxing competition with the boxer's safety being the top priority.
Our focus is to increase participation and build camaraderie and solidarity among the diverse agencies, organizations, and departments that serve our communities. UCA's goal is to spread public safety boxing worldwide and give aspiring Public Safety boxers — who put their lives on the line every day — the chance to make a name for themselves by publicly recognizing their talent in the ring.
UCA is dedicated to bringing boxing fans the highest level of Public Safety boxing year-round. Our commitment is to discover incredible new talent from all agencies — male and female, in all weight classes. Once the top-rated boxers are established they are given the opportunity to compete for the most prestigious award in Public Safety boxing: the UCA Championship Title Belt.
Founded in 2009, UCA has partnered with worthwhile charities including the Firefighters Burn Institute, Sacramento Sheriff's Toy Project, Fallen Officers Resource Fund, Widows and Orphans, Fallen Warriors Memorial Organization, Chicano Correctional Workers Association, Richmond PAL, Richmond / Hanford / Avenal Police Explorers, USA Boxing, AMR, Cops 4 Kids & Communities, MS Race to Erase MS, Hanford PAL, and the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation.
What we do
One standard. One ring. One national record book.
Sanction
We license every Battle of the Badges event, holding promoters to a single national standard.
Regulate
Unified rules, medical clearance, and officiating so every fighter walks into the same ring.
Rank
Official national rankings and titles that mean the same thing in every city.
Give Back
Every event raises money for first-responder families, foundations, and community programs.
Charity impact
Every card raises money. Full stop.
UCA-sanctioned events donate a floor of net proceeds to first-responder foundations and community programs — audited and reported publicly every year.
$9.4M
Raised across UCA events
127
Foundations & families supported
Leadership & Team
The people who run the sport.
A staff of former officers, athletic commissioners, physicians, and matchmakers — serving every host organization in the country.
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In the press
"The most authentic combat sports story in America."
"A movement that unites cops and firefighters instead of dividing them."
"Charity boxing with the production of a real title fight."
"The sanctioning body the sport has needed for a decade."
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