World boxing champion and senator elect Manny Pacquiao led Filipinos in honoring Ali

The Boxing and Wrestling Control Act expressly excludes women from eligibility for registration. It is an offence for a person to compete in a boxing contest in New South Wales if they are not registered.

Domestic production of footwear for baseball and football, boxing equipment such as gloves, protective headgear (the standards for which have been set by the International Boxing Association) and punching bags and other aids for combat sport training had to be suspended, as Cuba was unable to acquire the necessary raw materials.