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Consent Is Not an Alibi

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24.08.2026

Most sport risks injury as a side effect. In cage fighting, the harm is the product.

Consent explains why a fighter steps in. It does not explain why an audience member buys a ticket.

Dignity means no person should become an instrument of someone else's entertainment.

The ethical question sits with the spectator, not only the promoters and fighters.

As a teenage male, I was very attracted to boxing. My dad, an athlete himself, always motivated me and my siblings to practice some level of physical activity. When I sought permission to box, my mom’s response was, “You want to pay so people can punch your face?” I was sure that my father would give me........

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