Background The Board of Boxing, established pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chapter 341, is responsible for governing the conduct of boxing and providing the safety of boxing in Minnesota. The board consists of seven members. The Governor appoints two public members and five nonpublic members.
Board members serve a four-year term.
The board appoints an executive secretary who is its chief administrative officer. The executive secretary is responsible for directing the board's professional staff in accordance with its policies. James O'Hara is the executive secretary of the board. By statute the board is not required to set license fees to recover its direct and indirect operating costs. The board deposits its receipts into the State Treasury.