Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 128 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE-KANSAS ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Article 6 - RULES OF CONDUCT AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXING, PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING, PROFESSIONAL FULL-CONTACT KARATE, AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Section 128-6-1 - Professional boxing

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each professional boxing contest shall be conducted in
				accordance with this regulation.
(a)
			 Each bout of professional boxing shall consist of at least four rounds but no
			 more than 12 rounds. Each round involving male contestants shall be no more
			 than three minutes in length, with a one-minute rest period between rounds.
			 Each round involving female contestants shall be no more than two minutes in
			 length, with a one-minute rest period between rounds.
(b) The schedule for each professional boxing
			 contest may include a main bout consisting of at least six rounds and at least
			 one co-main event consisting of at least six rounds. All other bouts shall be
			 at least four rounds each. Any contest may have a minimum of four bouts with a
			 total of at least 24 rounds.
(c) No
			 professional boxing bout shall be advertised or promoted as a championship bout
			 unless the commission specifically approves the bout as a championship
			 bout.
(d) A boxing contestant shall
			 not participate in a boxing, kickboxing, karate, or mixed martial arts bout in
			 Kansas for at least seven days following a previous bout in Kansas or in any
			 other jurisdiction.
(e) A boxing
			 contestant whose license is currently suspended or has been revoked by the
			 commission or any other athletic commission, domestic or foreign, shall not
			 participate in any bout in Kansas until the suspension is lifted or until the
			 license is reinstated.
(f) If a
			 bout is deemed by the commission to be a mismatch that could expose one or both
			 contestants to serious injury based on the record, experience, skill, or
			 condition of each of the contestants, the bout shall be disapproved and
			 cancelled by the commission.
(g)
			 The schedule of weight classifications shall be as follows:
Classification
Weight
(1) Strawweight
up to and through 105 pounds
(2) Light flyweight
over 105 and through 108 pounds
(3) Flyweight
over 108 and through 112 pounds
(4) Super flyweight
over 112 and through 115 pounds
(5) Bantamweight
over 115 and through 118 pounds
(6) Super bantamweight
over 118 and through 122 pounds
(7) Featherweight
over 122 and through 126 pounds
(8) Super featherweight
over 126 and through 130 pounds
(9) Lightweight
over 130 and through 135 pounds
(10) Super lightweight
over 135 and through 140 pounds
(11) Welterweight
over 140 and through 147 pounds
(12) Super welterweight
over 147 and through 154 pounds
(13) Middleweight
over 154 and through 160 pounds
(14) Super middleweight
over 160 and through 168 pounds
(15) Light heavyweight
over 168 and through 175 pounds
(16) Cruiserweight
over 175 and through 195 pounds
(17) Heavyweight
over 195 pounds
(h)
			 Each contestant shall be weighed by the boxing commissioner or the boxing
			 commissioner's designee within 48 hours before the contest. The contestant
			 shall have all weights stripped from the contestant's body before the
			 contestant is weighed in, but any female contestant may wear shorts and a top.
			 If a contestant's weight does not fall within the range for the weight
			 classification of the contested weight in which the contestant is scheduled to
			 compete in that contest, the contestant shall be reweighed within two hours. If
			 the contestant's weight still does not fall within the range for that weight
			 category, the contestant shall be disqualified by the boxing
			 commissioner.
(i) Any contestant
			 may be required by the commission to be reweighed one additional time if doubt
			 concerning the contestant's actual weight exists.
(j) For each boxer whose weight exceeds the
			 maximum amount, one or more of the following shall be determined by the
			 commission:
(1) The boxer shall be allowed to
			 lose up to two pounds of the boxer's existing weight.
(2) The boxer shall forfeit a portion of the
			 purse.
(3) The boxer shall forfeit
			 the contest.