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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.15 - Changes in announced or advertised cards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Changes in the announced or advertised programs for any main
				  bout contest shall be filed with and approved by the Commission at least 48
				  hours before the weighing-in time of the contest, unless otherwise directed or
				  authorized by the Commission. Notices of such change or substitution shall also
				  be included in any public announcement or advertisement relating to the card,
				  and shall be conspicuously posted at all box offices on the premises and
				  announced from the ring before the opening bout. If any of the patrons apply
				  for refunds on tickets already purchased, the promoters shall make such refunds
				  upon demand, provided such tickets are presented at the box office on the date
				  of the program and before the commencement of the second bout or the main bout,
				  whichever comes first.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.16 - Postponements for inclement weather

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In the event of rain or other inclement weather occurring
				  immediately before or during the course of any outdoor contest or exhibition,
				  except during the course of the main event or a co-main event, the promoter may
				  postpone the card with the approval of the Commission to such time and at such
				  place as is approved by the Commission. An announcement giving the full details
				  of the postponement shall forthwith be made by the promoter, and any patron
				  desiring a refund of the purchase price of his or her ticket may apply for and
				  shall receive the same at the box office of the promoter on the premises,
				  except when the main bout or co-main bout is held on a rain-out date indicated
				  on the ticket. All contestants who have fulfilled their contracts before the
				  advent of the inclement weather shall be paid in full, and on the postponed
				  date, substitute bouts in such number and of such duration as are approved by
				  the Commission shall be provided by the promoter.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.17 - Rearrangement or shortening of program

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In the event of threatening weather or rain, an outdoor
				  contest or exhibition may be rearranged or shortened by the promoter with the
				  approval of the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.18 - Stopping main event

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In the event that inclement weather occurs during the
				  progress of the main event at an outdoor card, such card shall be continued,
				  postponed or stopped in the discretion of the Commission. If a card is stopped
				  before the main event has concluded, the provisions of this Part shall apply as
				  to postponements and refunds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.19 - Reimbursements of expenses to participants

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All participants and officials in contests or exhibitions
				  other than a main event or co-main event who were unable to perform because of
				  weather conditions, a rearrangement, cancellation or shortening of a contest or
				  exhibition, shall have such of their expenses and other fees paid by the
				  promoter as the Commission may direct.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.21 - Seating for ring officials and Commission representatives

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The promoter shall provide suitable separate ringside seats
				  for the judges, timekeepers, physicians, Commission representatives, and any
				  other person designated by the Commission which shall be approved by the
				  Commission before the commencement of any card. The promoter shall also provide
				  seats in each combatant's corner for the occupancy of the inspectors and deputy
				  commissioners on duty at the program, which shall be approved by the Commission
				  before the commencement of any card.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.22 - Emergency medical facilities and equipment

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All professional boxing and professional mixed martial arts
				  promoters shall provide medical information, facilities and equipment,
				  including but not limited to a stretcher and emergency oxygen, adequate for
				  emergency occasions, and all such medical facilities and equipment shall be
				  approved in advance by the Commission. Specifications of the Commission for
				  such medical information and equipment, and for the platform, padding and the
				  covering may be prescribed by the Commission from time to time and forwarded by
				  the Commission to each promoter. The promoters at all professional boxing and
				  professional mixed martial arts contests or exhibitions shall have attending
				  physicians at ringside, in such number as required by the Commission in its
				  discretion, and at least one ambulance with medical attendants consisting of at
				  least one paramedic available at the site of the event at all times during
				  competition and until such time as the attending physicians' completion of all
				  post-bout medical evaluations and all combatants in the program have exited the
				  venue, unless otherwise directed or authorized by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.23 - The professional boxing ring

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(a) No professional boxing contest or
				exhibition shall be permitted in any ring unless it has been inspected and
				approved by the commission. No ring shall be less than 18 feet square nor more
				than 22 feet square, nor have an apron of less than 2 feet, unless otherwise
				directed or authorized by the commission. The ring platform shall be elevated
				no more than four feet and shall have a smooth, firm surface covered with clean
				canvas, duck or other resilient material stretched taut and laced tightly to
				the ring platform, and shall be completely padded both inside and outside the
				ropes to a thickness of at least one inch or as the commission may authorize or
				direct, with ensolite or a similar material approved by the
				commission.
(b) The ring posts
				shall be 4 in number, shall extend above the ring platform no more than 5 feet,
				and shall be at least 18 inches distant from the ring ropes, which shall be
				attached to the ring posts by adjustable turnbuckles. All ring posts, post tops
				and turnbuckles shall be suitably padded. Corners shall have protective padding
				extending from the top to the bottom rope.
(c) Steps shall lead to the ring platform at
				least two diagonally opposite corners of the ring platform.
(d) The ring ropes shall be 4 in number and
				shall be not less than 1 inch in diameter. Ring ropes shall be suitably covered
				with soft material and shall be securely fastened to the ring posts. The lowest
				rope shall be 13 inches from the floor of the ring, the second rope shall be 26
				inches from the ring floor, the third rope shall be 39 inches from the floor,
				and the fourth rope shall be 52 inches from the floor of the ring. The ropes
				shall be readily adjustable and shall be kept a proper and safe degree of
				tautness.
(e) The ring shall be
				amply illuminated by overhead lights, which shall be so arranged that shadow
				shall be eliminated and discomfort from heat and glare minimized for persons in
				and near the ring.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.24 - The professional boxing ring

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(a) No professional boxing contest or
				exhibition shall be permitted in any ring unless it has been inspected and
				approved by the Commission. No ring shall be less than 18 feet square nor more
				than 22 feet square, nor have an apron of less than two feet, unless otherwise
				directed or authorized by the Commission. The ring platform shall be elevated
				no more than four feet and shall have a smooth, firm surface covered with clean
				canvas, duck or other resilient material stretched taut and laced tightly to
				the ring platform, and shall be completely padded both inside and outside the
				ropes to a thickness of at least one inch or as the Commission may authorize or
				direct, with ensolite or a similar material approved by the
				Commission.
(b) The ring posts
				shall be four in number, shall extend above the ring platform no more than five
				feet, and shall be at least 18 inches distant from the ring ropes, which shall
				be attached to the ring posts by adjustable turnbuckles. All ring posts, post
				tops and turnbuckles shall be suitably padded. Corners shall have protective
				padding extending from the top to the bottom rope.
(c) Steps shall lead to the ring platform at
				least two diagonally opposite corners of the ring platform.
(d) The ring ropes shall be four in number
				and shall be not less than one inch in diameter. Ring ropes shall be suitably
				covered with soft material and shall be securely fastened to the ring posts.
				The lowest rope shall be 13 inches from the floor of the ring, the second rope
				shall be 26 inches from the ring floor, the third rope shall be 39 inches from
				the floor, and the fourth rope shall be 52 inches from the floor of the ring.
				The ropes shall be readily adjustable and shall be kept a proper and safe
				degree of tautness.
(e) The ring
				shall be amply illuminated by overhead lights, which shall be so arranged that
				shadow shall be eliminated and discomfort from heat and glare minimized for
				persons in and near the ring.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.25 - Repairs

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The promoter shall have an attendant capable of making
				  emergency repairs, corrections and adjustments to the ring, cage or fighting
				  area, the lights and other necessary fixtures available at all times during a
				  contest or exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.26 - Repairs

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The promoter shall have an attendant capable of making
				  emergency repairs, corrections and adjustments to the ring, cage or fighting
				  area, the lights and other necessary fixtures available at all times during a
				  contest or exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 210 - Staging of Professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Events › Section 210.27 - Scales

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Scales used for any official commission weigh-in shall be
				  provided by or approved in advance by the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.1 - Compliance with federal boxing laws

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(a) Boxers must be at least eighteen (18)
				years of age and possess a current Federal ID Card in order to compete in a
				professional boxing match or exhibition.
(b) There shall be full compliance with the
				Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 and the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act
				(15
				USC §
										6301, et seq.) and any amendments
				made thereto.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.2 - Number of boxing contests or exhibitions

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There shall be no fewer than 30 rounds of contested boxing on
				  any one program, unless otherwise directed or authorized by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.3 - Time of main event

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All main event contests or exhibitions shall start no later
				  than 10:00 p.m., unless otherwise directed or authorized by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.5 - Age of boxers

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Unless special permission otherwise is granted by the
				  Commission, boxers under 19 years of age are permitted to box no more than six
				  rounds; boxers 19 years of age, eight rounds; boxers 20 years of age 10 rounds;
				  and for all bouts over 10 rounds, each boxer in such bout shall be at least 21
				  years of age.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.6 - Weighing in

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(a) The times and
				places of all weighing in ceremonies shall be as determined by the Commission
				and all participants shall be weighed in on scales approved by the Commission
				and in the presence of their opponent and representatives of the Commission,
				unless otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission. In the event of a
				postponement of a contest or exhibition for more than 24 hours for any reason,
				a second weigh-in and additional physical examination may be required by the
				Commission on the day of or day prior to the date to which the contest or
				exhibition has been adjourned.
(b)
				The following Weight Classes, Weight Differences and Glove Weight guidelines
				shall be used for all professional boxing contests unless otherwise directed or
				authorized by the Commission prior to commencement of the official weigh-in:
Weight Class
Weight Difference Allowance
Glove Weight
Junior Flyweight
Up to and including 108 pounds.
Not more than 3pounds.
8 oz.
Flyweight
Over 108 to 112 pounds.
Not more than 3pounds.
8 oz.
Junior Bantamweight
Over 112 to 115 pounds.
Not more than 3pounds.
8 oz.
Bantamweight
Over 115 to 118 pounds.
Not more than 3pounds.
8 oz.
Junior Featherweight
Over 118 to 122 pounds.
Not more than 4pounds.
8 oz.
Featherweight
Over 122 to 126 pounds.
Not more than 4pounds.
8 oz.
Junior Lightweight
Over 126 to 130 pounds.
Not more than 4pounds.
8 oz.
Lightweight
Over 130 to 135 pounds.
Not more than 5pounds.
8 oz.
Junior Welterweight
Over 135 to 140 pounds.
Not more than 5pounds.
8 oz.
Welterweight
Over 140 to 147 pounds.
Not more than 7pounds.
8 oz.
Junior Middleweight
Over 147 to 154 pounds.
Not more than 7pounds.
10 oz.
Middleweight
Over 154 to 160 pounds.
Not more than 7pounds.
10 oz.
Super Middleweight
Over 160 to 168 pounds.
Not more than 7pounds.
10 oz.
Light Heavyweight
Over 168 to 175 pounds.
Not more than 7pounds.
10 oz.
Cruiserweight
Over 175 to 200 pounds.
Not more than 12pounds.
10 oz.
Heavyweight
Over 200 pounds.
No limit.
10 oz.
(c)
				The Commission may, in its discretion, waive the weight difference allowance
				for a bout as provided in paragraph b above, so long as the official weight of
				both competitors is within the range allowed for the same weight class and both
				competitors consent to the waiver in writing.
(d) In nontitle bouts, boxers overweight
				under the terms of the contract may be suspended after the match for such
				period as the Commission may decide.
(e) Whenever a recognized holder of a
				championship engages in a championship contest in this State, he must be at the
				weight required by the class for which he holds the championship except when a
				champion of one class competes as a contender for the championship in another
				class.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.7 - Reporting to dressing rooms

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All boxers participating at a boxing program shall report to
				  the designated dressing room of the premises no later than one and one half
				  hours before the scheduled commencement of the first bout, except the
				  contestants in the main bout, who may report at or before one hour before the
				  scheduled commencement of the first bout. All boxers shall remain in their
				  dressing rooms until directed to the ring by the Commission representative in
				  charge.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.8 - Bandages

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All boxers shall wear bandages on their hands during all
				  contests and exhibitions, in accordance with the following:
(a) Bandages on the hand of a boxer may not
				exceed one winding of surgeon's adhesive tape, not over 2 inches wide, placed
				directly on the hand to protect the part of the hand near the wrist. The tape
				may cross the back of the hand twice, but may not extend within three-fourths
				of an inch of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
(b) Each boxer shall use soft surgical
				bandage not over 2 inches wide, held in place by not more than 10 feet of
				surgeon's adhesive tape for each hand. Up to one 20-yard roll of bandage may be
				used to complete the wrappings for each hand. Strips of tape may be used
				between the fingers to hold down the bandages.
(c) All bandages must be applied in the
				dressing room before any contest or exhibition in which the boxers participate
				in the presence of a representative of the Commission and, upon request, an
				authorized representative of the boxer's opponent. Either boxer may waive his
				or her privilege of witnessing the bandaging of his or her opponent's hands by
				failing to timely request such privilege or by failing to attend at the time of
				bandaging. A Commission representative shall sign the bandages to indicate
				approval. Gloves shall not be placed on the hands of a participant until
				approval of the bandages by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.9 - Gloving

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Boxing gloves for professionals shall weigh not less than 8
				  ounces and not more than 10 ounces, shall be professional grade with thumb
				  attached, and must be approved by the commission prior to use in any contest or
				  exhibition. Gloves shall be promoter-supplied and new, unless otherwise
				  directed or authorized by the commission. In all boxing contests and
				  exhibitions, the gloves of each boxer shall be put on in the dressing room
				  under the supervision of a commission representative, and the laces of each
				  glove shall be knotted on the back of the wrists and there shall be placed on
				  the wrists of the gloves, over the laces, a strip of one-inch adhesive tape.
				  Gloves must be whole, clean, sanitary, free of debris, and in good condition.
				  Gloves found to be twisted, manipulated, altered, unfit or ill-fitting, shall
				  not be approved and must be replaced by the promoter. A commission
				  representative shall sign the tape to demonstrate approval of the gloving
				  process. The gloves shall be removed after the bout under the supervision of a
				  commission representative.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.10 - Boxer appearance

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Before entering the ring, boxers must have a clean
				  appearance, facial hair must be trimmed, and their hair must be trimmed or tied
				  back with soft and non-abrasive materials in such a way as not to interfere
				  with the vision of either boxer or cover any part of the boxer's face. Boxers
				  shall wear no facial cosmetics. The commission, in its discretion, may require
				  a boxer to wash, trim hair, tie-back hair or shave prior to a contest or
				  exhibition to the extent deemed necessary to ensure health, safety and the
				  integrity of the athletic competition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.11 - Ring costumes

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Each participant shall provide him or herself with the ring
				  costume prescribed or approved by the commission, and for males such costume
				  shall include a foul-proof guard of the boxer's own selection, type to be
				  approved by the commission, adequate as determined by the commission in its
				  discretion to satisfactorily reduce the risks of the boxer being disabled by a
				  low blow or blows received during the contest. Each participant shall provide
				  him or herself with two mouthpieces of a type approved by the commission, and
				  shall wear one of such mouthpieces while participating in a contest or
				  exhibition. No shoes with spikes, cleats, hard soles or hard heels shall be
				  worn in the ring.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.12 - Boxer Appearance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Before entering the ring, boxers must have a clean
				  appearance, facial hair must be trimmed, and their hair must be trimmed or tied
				  back with soft and non-abrasive materials in such a way as not to interfere
				  with the vision of either boxer or cover any part of the boxer's face. Boxers
				  shall wear no facial cosmetics. The Commission, in its discretion, may require
				  a boxer to wash, trim hair, tie-back hair or shave prior to a contest or
				  exhibition to the extent deemed necessary to ensure health, safety and the
				  integrity of the athletic competition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.13 - Ring costumes

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Each participant shall provide him or herself with the ring
				  costume prescribed or approved by the Commission, and for males such costume
				  shall include a foul-proof guard of the boxer's own selection, type to be
				  approved by the Commission, adequate as determined by the Commission in its
				  discretion to satisfactorily reduce the risks of the boxer being disabled by a
				  low blow or blows received during the contest. Each participant shall provide
				  him or herself with two mouthpieces of a type approved by the Commission, and
				  shall wear one of such mouthpieces while participating in a contest or
				  exhibition. No shoes with spikes, cleats, hard soles or hard heels shall be
				  worn in the ring.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.14 - Position of judges and physicians

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The judges shall be stationed at separate sides of the ring
				  as directed by the Commission, and the physicians shall be stationed at places
				  designated by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.15 - Items in boxer's corner

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A bucket with ice, plastic water bottle, water, sponge, and
				  surgical tape shall be available in each boxer's corner at all times during the
				  contest or exhibition. Without specific permission of the Commission, the only
				  other material which may be present or used at ringside are vaseline, adrenalin
				  (in a sealed manufacturer's vial, premeasured in a 1/1,000 solution) and
				  anticoagulant (either Avitene, Thrombin, Thrombinplastin or Fibroplastic).
				  Scissors for the removal of gloves and tape may also be in the possession of a
				  boxer's second while in the boxer's corner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.16 - People in boxer's corner

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Each boxer shall submit to the Commission for approval the
				  name of his or her chief second and assistant seconds and no one other than
				  approved seconds shall be permitted in the corner of the
				  boxer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.17 - Number and appearance of seconds

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Each contestant shall have no more than three seconds, each
				  of whom shall be licensed by the Commission, and each such second while
				  assisting in the boxer's corner shall wear only such costume approved by the
				  Commission. Provided, however, that each contestant in a championship bout may
				  have no more than four licensed seconds. Only one second may be inside the ring
				  ropes between rounds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.18 - Conduct of seconds

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During the progress of any round, seconds shall remain seated
				  and shall not engage in disruptive behavior. No second shall enter the ring
				  between rounds and assist a boxer back to his or her corner unless the bout has
				  been terminated by the referee or ringside physician.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.20 - Application of substances to boxers between rounds

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All substances applied to or into the body of a boxer between
				  rounds shall be approved in advance by the Commission. No substance not so
				  approved by the Commission shall be applied to or into the body of a boxer
				  between rounds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.22 - Referee's instructions

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Before the start of each bout the referee shall call the
				  participants together for final instructions, at which time each participant
				  shall be accompanied by his or her chief second only, except in the case of a
				  boxer who also requires the services of an interpreter. After receiving the
				  referee's instructions, the boxers shall shake hands or touch gloves and return
				  to their corners to await the gong for the first round.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.25 - Intermission between rounds

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There shall be a 60 second intermission between rounds,
				  unless otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission. The referee, at the
				  request of the ringside physician, may extend this intermission, if necessary
				  to examine a participant, for up to 30 additional seconds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.26 - Coaching

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The promoter or associates and employees of the promoter and
				  the matchmaker shall not coach any participant at any time during the progress
				  of any contest or exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.27 - Remaining in ring

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All participants and their seconds shall remain in or near
				  the ring until the conclusion of a contest or exhibition and until the decision
				  is announced in a contest, unless otherwise directed or authorized by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.28 - Completion of contest

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After the decision of any contest has been announced,
				  participants and their seconds shall leave the ring at once and retire to their
				  dressing rooms, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. Participants and
				  seconds are prohibited from indicating in any way to the officials or to the
				  spectators their opinions as to who won or lost the contest or
				  exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.29 - Prohibited practices - Boxing

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The following foul, dangerous, and unsportsmanlike practices
				  are prohibited in all boxing matches: hitting below the belt; tripping;
				  kicking; butting; kneeing; throttling; elbowing; striking with the head,
				  shoulder, or forearm; hitting with open glove, or the inside, side or wrist of
				  the glove; hitting on the back, especially the kidneys or the back of the neck;
				  pivot blows; pressing an opponent's face with arm or elbow; attacking while
				  holding the ropes and making use of the ropes in any other unfair way for
				  attack purposes; pressing an opponent's head over the ropes or against the
				  turnbuckles or ring posts; wrestling, lying on, and throwing while in a clinch;
				  attacking in any way a fallen opponent; clinching, holding or locking an
				  opponent's arms or head; pushing a stiff arm underneath an opponent's arm;
				  holding and hitting; pulling and hitting; hitting on the break after a clinch;
				  ducking low to upend an incoming opponent; thumbing and gouging of an
				  opponent's eyes; rubbing an opponent's face with laces, adhesive tape, or any
				  abrasive area of or substance on the gloves; use of any ointment, powder, or
				  other substance intended or likely to cause danger or discomfort to an
				  opponent.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.30 - Appointment, compensation and substitution of ring officials

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All timekeepers, judges and referees for contests and
				  exhibitions shall be appointed by the Commission. All ring officials shall be
				  approved by the Commission. The number of ring officials required to be in
				  attendance, or the substitution of ring officials for any reason at any time is
				  solely within the power and discretion of the Commission. All ring officials
				  shall be compensated and provided with travel and meal reimbursement in such
				  amounts and in such a manner as directed or otherwise approved by the
				  Commission. The Commission shall determine the amount of the compensation and
				  reimbursements of ring officials in accordance with reason and equity in the
				  circumstances of the respective contests and exhibitions to which they shall be
				  appointed. Ring officials appointed by the Commission who are ready, willing
				  and able to perform their assigned duties at any scheduled contest or
				  exhibition, as determined by the Commission, shall be entitled to compensation
				  in an amount determined by the Commission irrespective of whether such
				  officials actually perform their assigned duties at such scheduled contest or
				  exhibition. Compensation due ring officials shall be paid in full in each case
				  by the promoter through the Commission. The promoter of an event shall be given
				  notice of the judges that are selected by the Commission for assignment to
				  judge at each contest at that event. Promoters shall be responsible for
				  providing such information to all combatants and their managers participating
				  in the promoter's event. Any participant or his or her manager may protest the
				  prospective assignment of a judge to their contest by a writing delivered to
				  the Commission office, and the participant or manager may be heard in writing
				  by the Commission or its designee if such protest is received by the Commission
				  within three days of the Commission's service of notice to the promoter of
				  record. If the protest is untimely it shall be summarily
				  rejected.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.31 - Persons disqualified from officiating

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No boxer, manager, second, matchmaker, promoter, nor any
				  employee or agent of any promoter, matchmaker, boxer, second or manager, shall
				  officiate as a referee, judge, knockdown counter or timekeeper at any boxing
				  contest or exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.32 - Officials in attendance

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At every contest or exhibition the ring officials in
				  attendance shall consist of at least one referee, three judges, one timekeeper,
				  one knockdown counter and one announcer, unless otherwise directed or
				  specifically approved by the Commission. In addition, for all boxing contests
				  or exhibitions, there shall be at least two physicians in attendance at
				  ringside, unless a greater number is directed by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.36 - Judges powers and duties

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Judges shall observe carefully and expertly the performance
				  of the participants in each contest or exhibition to which they are appointed;
				  to appraise each such contest or exhibition fairly and accurately in the light
				  of these rules and the generally recognized rules of boxing; to inscribe the
				  results of such appraisal after each round on the Commission scorecard
				  according to the scoring system adopted by the Commission; and to deliver said
				  scorecards to the referee or to such other official as designated by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.37 - Counting for knockdowns

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(a) When a
				boxer falls to the floor of the ring during the progress of a round, the
				timekeeper or alternate referee shall immediately begin the official count and
				shall continue to the count of 10 at the rate of 1 stroke per second, unless
				the referee shall direct that the count be suspended.
(b) A boxer shall receive a 20 second count
				if the boxer is knocked out of the ring. The boxer is to be unassisted by
				spectators or his/her seconds. If assisted by anyone, the boxer may lose points
				or be disqualified with such a decision being within the sole discretion of the
				referee.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.38 - Timekeepers powers and duties

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Each timekeeper shall have and maintain an accurate
				  stop-watch or stop-clock, and also a whistle or buzzer or other auditory
				  device, which shall be approved by the Commission before each contest or
				  exhibition to which the timekeeper has been appointed. The timekeeper shall sit
				  outside the ring platform and close to the gong, bell or other approved
				  auditory device. The timekeeper shall keep the time of each round and
				  intermission by means of an accurate stop-watch or stop clock. He or she shall
				  sound the gong, bell or other approved auditory device to begin and to end each
				  round by striking it with a metal hammer or by other means approved by the
				  Commission. The timekeeper or alternate referee shall count for knockdowns by
				  striking the floor of the ring or a suitable wooden striking board with a
				  substantially constructed hammer or mallet or other means approved by the
				  Commission. The timekeeper shall signal by striking the floor of the ring or a
				  suitable wooden striking board with a substantially constructed hammer or
				  mallet or other means approved by the Commission to indicate when only ten
				  seconds remains in a round. The timekeeper shall also signal by whistle or
				  other means approved by the Commission when ten seconds remain before the
				  beginning of a round, and at such signal all seconds shall leave the ring
				  immediately and shall remove all stools and equipment from the ring
				  immediately. Except as above, the timekeeper shall give no signal or other
				  information during a contest or exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.39 - Announcers

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The promoter shall engage an announcer for each contest or
				  exhibition, who shall be approved in advance by the commission. The promoter
				  may be held responsible by the commission for the actions or omissions of their
				  announcer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.40 - Early termination of contest or exhibition

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When a boxing contest or exhibition terminates before
				  completion of the final scheduled round, the timekeeper shall record the exact
				  time of termination and shall inform the announcer and the Commission of the
				  exact duration of the bout. When a boxing contest or exhibition terminates
				  between rounds, the contest or exhibition shall be ruled to have ended in the
				  round just terminated.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.41 - Announcers

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The promoter shall engage an announcer for each contest or
				  exhibition, who shall be approved in advance by the Commission. The promoter
				  may be held responsible by the Commission for the actions or omissions of their
				  announcer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.42 - Announcers duties and authority

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The announcer shall be the master of ceremonies at each
				  contest or exhibition. No announcements from the ring shall be made except by
				  the announcer unless otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission, and no
				  announcements from the ring shall be made except as approved by the Commission
				  in advance. Introductions from the ring of individuals in attendance shall
				  precede the announcement of the names and correct weights of the participants,
				  and any other matters the announcer is directed to announce by the Commission.
				  The announcer shall announce the winner of each contest or exhibition at its
				  conclusion.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.43 - Applicability of the Unified Rules of Boxing

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All boxing contests and exhibitions shall be contested
				  according to the Unified Rules of Boxing as adopted and amended by the
				  Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) as set forth in this part, unless
				  otherwise authorized or directed by the Commission. Under no circumstances,
				  however, shall the broad powers of any physician as provided for in State law
				  and the rules of the Commission be restricted in any manner by application of
				  the Unified Rules of Boxing. The authority to render final determinations based
				  on the application and interpretation of the Unified Rules of Boxing for
				  contests held within the State of New York shall be vestedin the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.44 - Scorecards

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At the end of each round, each judge shall mark his or her
				  scorecard with the score of each boxer in such round along with a brief
				  explanation of such judge's reason for the score, and shall deliver the
				  scorecard to the referee, who shall in turn deliver the scorecards of all
				  judges to the commission. Thereafter, the commission representatives shall be
				  the only persons authorized to view the judge's scores until such time as the
				  final tally is presented to the announcer at the conclusion of the match in
				  accordance with section
				  211.47 of this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.46 - Scorecards

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At the end of each round, each judge shall mark his or her
				  scorecard with the score of each boxer in such round along with a brief
				  explanation of such judge's reason for the score, and shall deliver the
				  scorecard to the referee, who shall in turn deliver the scorecards of all
				  judges to the Commission. Thereafter, the Commission representatives shall be
				  the only persons authorized to view the judge's scores until such time as the
				  final tally is presented to the announcer at the conclusion of the match in
				  accordance with section
				  211.47 of this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.47 - Major and minor fouls

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(a) Upon the
				occurrence of any major foul in any round, the referee may disqualify the
				offending boxer and award the bout to the fouled boxer or may deduct one or
				more points from the offending boxer. Major fouls are:
(1) hitting an opponent who is down or who is
				rising from down;
(2) using the
				knee against the opponent;
(3)
				failure to heed the referee's warnings concerning low blows or other minor
				fouls;
(4) any dangerous and
				unsportsmanlike conduct in the ring; and
(5) intentional butting; and/or low blows,
				intentional or unintentional.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 211 - Special Rules for Professional Boxing › Section 211.48 - Injuries sustained by fouls

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(a)
				Intentional fouls:
(1) If an intentional foul
				causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the bout
				immediately, the boxer causing the injury shall lose by
				disqualification.
(2) If an
				intentional foul causes an injury and the bout is allowed to continue, the
				referee will notify the authorities and deduct two points from the boxer who
				caused the foul. Point deductions for intentional fouls causing injury will be
				mandatory.
(3) If an intentional
				foul causes an injury and the bout is allowed to continue, and the injury
				results in the bout being stopped in any round after the fourth round, the
				injured boxer will win by TECHNICAL DECISION if he is ahead on the score cards
				or the bout will result in a TECHNICAL DRAW if the injured boxer is behind or
				even on the score cards. Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no
				action has occurred, the round should be scored as an even round.
(4) If boxer injures himself while attempting
				to intentionally foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his
				favor, and this injury will be the same as one produced by a fair
				blow.
(5) If the referee feels that
				a boxer has conducted himself in an unsportsmanlike manner he/she may stop the
				bout and disqualify the boxer.