Assertion: contest's country | /r/CapableOf | ban boxing
Facets:
value: officially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In the 19th and early parts of the 20th century, many countries (and some parts of the United States) officially banned boxing, and occasionally the police would step in to shut down the bouts (which, although unlawful, were still sanctioned by regional boxing commissions).