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==Deaths and controversy== In 2003, Toughman faced public scrutiny following the death of Stacy Young in a "Toughwoman" bout staged as part of a Toughman competition in Sarasota, Florida. Young was a last-minute entry and faced Sara Kobie in the ring. Kobie's hits on Young led to Young's death from brain injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20030624/News/605214436|title=County takes first step toward restricting Toughman contests|website=Sarasota Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> Young's family sued the Toughman company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2dca.org/opinion/September%2023,%202005/2D04-3394.pdf|title=AMERICAN BOXING & ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC., and ADOREABLE PROMOTIONS, INC., Appellants, v. ROBERT CHARLES YOUNG, as Personal Representative of the Estate of STACY YOUNG, Deceased, Appellee|website=www.2dca.org|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ejmas.com/jcs/velazquez/Muerte2011_pdf_Sep_2011.pdf |format=PDF |title=Survivor List |publisher=Ejmas.com |accessdate=2016-04-10}}</ref> The following year, Florida enacted the Stacy Young Act into law, requiring such competitions be sanctioned by the Florida State Boxing Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20040521/NEWS/405210495?tc=ar |title=Tougher Toughman rules signed into law by Bush The law is named after a young Bradenton mother who died after a fight. |website=HeraldTribune.com |date=2004-05-21 |accessdate=2016-04-10}}</ref> A 2007 review of boxing deaths documented six fatalities in "Original Toughman" competitions since 1979, and another ten in "Toughman-style" bouts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Svinth |first=Joseph |date=October 2011 |title=Death under the spotlight: The Manuel Velazquez boxing fatality collection |url=http://ejmas.com/jcs/velazquez/ |journal=Journal of Combative Sport |access-date=2016-04-10}}</ref>
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