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 128-6-8 - Professional bare-knuckle fighting

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each professional bare-knuckle fighting (BKF) contest, also
				known as a professional bare-knuckle boxing contest, shall be conducted in
				accordance with this regulation.
(a)
			 Each bout of professional BKF shall consist of at least four rounds but no more
			 than 12 rounds. Each round shall be no more than two minutes in length, with a
			 one-minute rest period between rounds.
(b) No professional BKF bout shall be
			 advertised or promoted as a championship bout unless the commission
			 specifically approves the bout as a championship bout.
(c) A BKF contestant shall not participate in
			 a boxing, BKF, 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.
(d) A BKF 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			 whose license is currently suspended or has been revoked by the commission or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.
(e) 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.
(f) The schedule of
			 weight classifications shall be as follows:
Classification
Weight
(1) Atomweight
over 105 and through 115 pounds
(2) Strawweight
over 115 and through 125 pounds
(3) Flyweight
over 125 and through 135 pounds
(4) Bantamweight
over 135 and through 145 pounds
(5) Featherweight
over 145 and through 155 pounds
(6) Lightweight
over 155 and through 165 pounds
(7) Welterweight (8) Middleweight
over 165 and through 175 pounds over 175 and through 185
						  pounds
(9) Light heavyweight
over 185 and through 200 pounds
(10) Cruiserweight
over 200 and through 225 pounds
(11) Heavyweight
over 225 and through 265 pounds
(12) Super heavyweight
over 265 pounds
(g)
			 Each contestant shall be weighed by the commissioner or the commissioner's
			 designee within 48 hours before the contest. During the weigh-in, each male
			 contestant shall have only his body on the scale, without any attire or
			 equipment, 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, 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 may be disqualified by the commissioner for the safety
			 of both contestants.
(h) Any
			 contestant may be required by the commission to be reweighed one additional
			 time if doubt concerning the contestant's actual weight exists.
(i) For each contestant whose weight exceeds
			 the maximum amount, one or more of the following may be required as determined
			 by the commission:
(1) The contestant shall be
			 allowed to lose up to two pounds of the contestant's existing weight.
(2) The contestant shall forfeit a portion of
			 the purse.
(3) The contestant shall
			 forfeit the contest.