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Dr. Paul Wallace | Chief Ringside Physician of California State Athletic Commission

October 11, 2024 • Popeye Ray

Dr. Wallace was appointed as a CA Ringside Physician in 1989. He is currently the Chief Ringside Physician of the California State Athletic Commission and serves as Chairman of its Medical Advisory Committee.

He is also the World Boxing Council’s Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board and lectures for the IBF, WBO and is a founding and current board member of the Association of Ringside Physicians and the CA Association of Professional Ringside Physicians.

After serving two terms as Chairman of the Association of Boxing Commission’s Medical Advisory Board, he served as Chief Ringside Physician and Instructor for the World Series of Boxing; USA Boxing International Team Physician and Instructor at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs.