November 4, 2009: American soldiers in South Korea have been allowed to resume boxing with each other. Such activities were banned last year when a U.S. soldier collapsed during a boxing match and died. After that, all recreational sporting events that involved “high risk contact” were banned. This mainly applied to boxing and martial arts. Many of these events were off-duty activities. But according to the new rules, soldiers will have to undergo physical exams, and more precautions will be imposed to avoid fatal hits.