Casey C. Sears
Founder · Ringside Assessment Research Lead · Board member
Biography
Casey C. Sears is a veteran combat sports regulator, ringside clinician, and member of the Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame. Having served as an Alabama State Athletic Commissioner for over 17 years, he has held leadership roles as Commission Chair, Vice Chair, and Medical Committee Chair, leading medical ringside teams for high-profile events, including heavyweight world championships.
A former boxer, licensed referee, and judge, Casey combines deep practical fight experience with over 15 years of operational clinical practice as a National Registry Paramedic and Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM). He is the author of 4 books on wilderness and extreme medicine.
Role at Fight Medicine Research Institute
- Roles
- Founder; Ringside Assessment Research Lead; Board member
- Responsibility
- Coordinate the ringside assessment research workplan, protocol development, evidence review, and fighter-safety research operations.
- Board
- Independent member.
- Expertise
- Combat-sports regulation; Ringside clinical operations; Emergency care; Refereeing and judging