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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.7 - When ringside physician may enter ring

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Any contrary provisions of these rules notwithstanding, the
				  ringside physician may enter the ring during the progress of a match or
				  exhibition at any time to fulfill his or her official duties. A ringside
				  physician desiring to enter the ring for this purpose shall first signal the
				  referee of his or her intention, upon which the referee shall stop the progress
				  of the bout by signaling the timekeeper. At any time during the progress of a
				  bout, the referee may stop the bout by signaling the timekeeper, and require
				  the ringside physician to enter the ring to examine a participant. Nothing
				  herein shall be deemed to prohibit the ringside physician from entering the
				  ring to examine any contestant during rest periods, with or without invitation
				  from the referee, nor shall anything herein be deemed to restrict the ringside
				  physician's authority pursuant to any other section of this
				  Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.8 - Examination of combatant after injury

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All professional boxers and professional mixed martial
				  artists shall receive a post-bout medical evaluation conducted by a physician
				  designated by the Commission immediately following their participation in any
				  match or exhibition. Any professional boxer or mixed martial artist who has
				  sustained any injury or actual knockout in a match or exhibition, shall receive
				  appropriate medical examination and, where deemed necessary in the opinion of
				  the physician, emergency treatment from the evaluating physician. Such
				  physician may direct the professional boxer or mixed martial artist to a
				  hospital or to another treating physician for additional medical treatment, as
				  deemed appropriate in the professional medical opinion of the evaluating
				  physician. Such examination and treatment may include, but shall not be limited
				  to, any or all of the procedures as provided in section
				  208.2 of this Part or as is
				  directed by the medical advisory board, the Commission physician, the ringside
				  physician and/or the Commission. The Commission may suspend such boxer or mixed
				  martial artist until he or she is fully recovered and, similarly, may extend
				  any such suspension already imposed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.9 - Reporting of combatant's injury

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In the event that a professional boxer or mixed martial
				  artist who has suffered a knockout or any severe injury has on such account
				  been treated by his or her personal physician or has been hospitalized, or in
				  the event a boxer or mixed martial artist sustains any knockout, injury,
				  accident or illness which may affect the boxer's health and/or safety whether
				  or not such knockout, injury or accident occurs in a gymnasium, said boxer or
				  his or her manager shall promptly submit to the Commission a full report
				  regarding same including but not limited to any report from such a physician or
				  hospital.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.10 - Examination required due to consecutive losses

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Any professional boxing or professional mixed martial arts
				  participant who has lost three consecutive contests by knockout or technical
				  knockout, or who has lost six consecutive contests in any manner, may, upon
				  recommendation of the Commission physician, be automatically suspended and
				  maybe reinstated in the discretion of the Commission only after submitting to a
				  medical examination of the type prescribed by the Commission. A suspension
				  under this rule shall not be considered a suspension for any other
				  purpose.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.11 - Medical suspensions in case of knockouts, submissions and technical knockouts

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(a) If a
				licensed combatant is rendered unconscious during a contest or exhibition, his
				or her seconds shall not minister to such participant until the ringside
				physician shall have examined such participant and given instructions for his
				or her care.
(b) Any licensed
				combatant who suffered a knockout, submission or technical knockout, or who
				endured significant punishment or physical trauma in a combative sport may,
				based upon the professional medical opinion and recommendation of the attending
				or reviewing Commission physician, be suspended for a fixed period of time or
				until proof of medical fitness is provided to the Commission and shall forfeit
				his or her license to the Commission during such period. Such license shall not
				be returned to the licensee until he or she has met all requirements, medical
				and otherwise, for reinstatement of such license. All such suspensions shall be
				recorded by a Commission official.
(c) A licensed combatant losing by way of a
				technical knockout where there is evidence of head trauma, upon recommendation
				of the Commission physician, shall receive a medical suspension and shall not
				participate in any combative sports contact sparring, contests or exhibitions
				for a minimum period of thirty(30) days and until proof of neurological
				clearance by a physician is provided to and approved by the Commission. A
				licensed combatant losing by way of a knockout where there is evidence of head
				trauma shall, upon recommendation of the Commission physician, receive a
				medical suspension and shall not participate in any combative sports contact
				sparring, contests or exhibitions for a minimum period of thirty(30) days and
				until proof of neurological clearance by a physician is provided to and
				approved by the Commission. At the discretion of the Commission physician,
				longer suspension periods may be issued.
(d) This section shall in no manner restrict
				the authority of a Commission physician to issue a medical suspension any time
				he or she believe sit necessary, in his or her professional medical opinion, in
				the interest of the health and safety of the licensed combatant.
(e) A licensed combatant suspended pursuant
				to this section may petition the Commission in writing for the reduction or
				removal of any such suspension by furnishing proof satisfactory to the
				Commission physician demonstrating a sufficiently improved medical or physical
				condition and overall fitness to engage in professional combative sports
				activity. Upon the furnishing of such proof by the suspended combatant, the
				Commission may reduce or remove any such suspension in accordance with the
				professional medical opinion of the Commission physician.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.12 - Mandatory resting period for combatants between matches

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No licensed professional combative sports participant shall
				  be allowed to participate in any combative sport match or exhibition in this
				  State until at least seven days have elapsed since his or her last match or
				  exhibition, and no licensed combative sports participant shall compete in any
				  combative sport match or exhibition within seven days of competing in such a
				  match or exhibition in this State.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.13 - Required seminars

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All commission-designated ringside physicians and licensed
				  referees of professional boxing and professional mixed martial arts matches and
				  exhibitions shall attend such neurological training seminars as specified and
				  approved by the Commission after consultation with the medical advisory
				  board.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.14 - Weight loss

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No professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist
				  shall participate in any contest or exhibition following weight loss of one
				  percent or more of body weight within 24 hours prior to such contest or
				  exhibition, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. A combatant may be
				  disapproved for participation in a match or exhibition if, in the professional
				  medical opinion of the reviewing physician, it would be unsafe for the
				  combatant to compete in the match or exhibition due to a finding of dehydration
				  or extreme weight loss.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.15 - Insurance to be provided by licensed promoters

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(a) All licensed promoters of authorized
				combative sports and professional wrestling shall continuously provide accident
				insurance or such other form of financial guarantee deemed acceptable by the
				Commission, for the protection of licensed professionals and wrestlers
				appearing in authorized professional combative sports matches or professional
				wrestling exhibitions.
(b) Pursuant
				to subdivision a of this section, the following accident insurance coverage
				must be provided by a licensed promoter of authorized combative sports to all
				licensed professionals participating in any match, exhibition, or bout in this
				state promoted by or held under the control of such promoter:
(1) coverage for medical, surgical and
				hospital care, with a minimum limit of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for
				injuries sustained while participating in any program operated under the
				promotion or control of such licensed promoter;
(2) coverage for payment of a death benefit
				of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) payable to the estate of the licensed
				professional for death occasioned by injuries received during the course of a
				program in this state in which such licensed professional participated under
				the promotion or control of the licensed promoter; and
(3) coverage for medical, surgical and
				hospital care with a minimum limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the
				treatment of any life-threatening brain injury sustained in a program operated
				under the control of such licensed promoter, where an identifiable, causal link
				exists between the professional licensee's participation in such program and
				the life-threatening brain injury.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.17 - Honest competition

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Licensees and permit holders shall perform to the best of
				  their abilities and in good faith in all contests or exhibitions in which they
				  participate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.18 - Managers' records

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Licensed managers shall keep accurate records of the receipts
				  and expenses of the professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist
				  under their management and control. Such records shall be available to such
				  professional combatants and the Commission, upon request.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.19 - Manager forbidden to act as matchmaker

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Licensed managers and assignees are prohibited from acting in
				  any direct or indirect way as a matchmaker of professional boxing or
				  professional mixed martial arts bouts, except as otherwise directed or
				  authorized by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.20 - Manager's interest in combatants

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No licensed manager of a professional boxer or professional
				  mixed martial artist shall sell, assign, transfer, or in any way encumber or
				  attempt to sell, assign, transfer, or in any way encumber any interest, in
				  whole or in part, which he shall hold in any contract for the services of such
				  boxer or mixed martial artist without notice to and written consent of such
				  boxer or mixed martial artist and approval by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.21 - Promoter not to act as manager

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No principal, director, officer, agent or owner of a licensed
				  promoter shall, directly or indirectly, serve or act as the manager, assignee
				  or second of any boxer or mixed martial artist, or be employed by or be in any
				  way commercially connected with the manager, assignee or second of any boxer or
				  mixed martial artist, 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 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.22 - Matchmakers not to employ boxers

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No licensed matchmaker shall employ or be in any way
				  commercially connected with any boxer, mixed martial artist, manager or second
				  except as otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.23 - Matchmaker not to act as manager

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No principal, director, officer, agent or owner of a licensed
				  matchmaker shall, directly or indirectly, serve as or act as the manager,
				  assignee or second of any boxer or mixed martial artist, or be employed by or
				  be in any way connected with the manager, assignee or second of any boxer or
				  mixed martial artist 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 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.24 - Restrictions on officials

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(a) No
				licensed referee, judge or timekeeper shall officiate at any combative sports
				program within the State of New York, which is not conducted under the
				authority or supervision of the Commission or a licensed sanctioning entity,
				unless otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission.
(b) A judge or referee shall not be entitled
				to receive any compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with a
				professional boxing or professional mixed martial arts match until he or she
				provides the Commission with a statement of all consideration, including
				reimbursement for expenses, which he or she will receive from any sources for
				participation in the match.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.25 - Duty of licensee to report offer to conduct sham or collusive contest

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Whenever any licensee is approached with a request or a
				  suggestion that any person participate in, contribute to, aid or abet a sham or
				  collusive contest or a contest that is not to be conducted honestly and fairly,
				  such licensee shall immediately report the entire matter and full circumstances
				  to the Commission. Any licensee who learns of any such attempt to effect a sham
				  or collusive contest shall immediately report the entire matter and full
				  circumstances to the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.26 - Required disclosures for boxing promoters

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(a) A licensed boxing promoter shall not be
				entitled to receive any compensation directly or indirectly in connection with
				a boxing match held in this state until it provides to the Commission:
(1) a copy of any agreement in writing to
				which the promoter is a party with any boxer participating in the
				match;
(2) a statement made under
				penalty of perjury setting forth:
(i) that
				there are no other agreements, written or oral, between the promoter and the
				boxer with respect to that match;
(ii) all fees, charges, and expenses that
				will be assessed by or through the promoter on the boxer pertaining to the
				event, including any portion of the boxer's purse that the promoter will
				receive, and training expenses;
(iii) all payments, gifts, or benefits the
				promoter is providing to any sanctioning organization affiliated with the
				event; and
(iv) any reduction in a
				boxer's purse contrary to a previous agreement between the promoter and the
				boxer or a purse bid held for the event.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.27 - Required disclosures for boxing sanctioning organizations

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A professional boxing sanctioning organization shall not be
				  entitled to receive any compensation directly or indirectly in connection with
				  a boxing match held in the state until it provides to the Commission a
				  statement of:
(a) all charges, fees,
				and costs the organization will assess any boxer participating in that
				match;
(b) all payments, benefits,
				complimentary benefits, and fees the organization will receive for its
				affiliation with the event, from the promoter, host of the event, and all other
				sources; and
(c) such additional
				information as the Commission may require.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.28 - Authority of Commission to inspect before entry into dressing rooms

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Representatives of the Commission may inspect any persons,
				  parcels, bags or items prior to entry into a licensed combatant's dressing room
				  or once inside a licensed combatant's dressing room. Any prohibited substances
				  or items found may subject the licensed combatant to disqualification or other
				  disciplinary action, and may result in the possessor of the prohibited item or
				  substance being immediately removed from the venue and, if licensed,
				  disciplined in accordance with the rules of the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 208 - Special Rules for Health, Safety and Integrity in Combative Sports › Section 208.29 - Prohibited substances and the authority of Commission to require drug testing of licensed athletes

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The Commission may, in its discretion, at any time require a
				  licensed professional boxer or licensed professional mixed martial artist to
				  submit to drug and/or prohibited substance testing at a date and time and in
				  such manner as directed by the Commission. Any finding of prohibited
				  substances, masking methods, or drugs may subject the combatant to
				  disqualification or other disciplinary action. A schedule of prohibited
				  substances and/or impermissible drugs shall be posted and maintained by the
				  Commission on its official website. The use of any prohibited performance
				  enhancing drug (PED) during training or competition shall be considered
				  unsportsmanlike conduct, a failure to engage in good faith in honest
				  competition and an act detrimental to the interests of combative sports, and
				  shall subject any licensee found to be in violation of this prohibition to
				  potential purse forfeiture, fine, change of bout result and license
				  revocation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.1 - Approval and filing

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All contracts calling for the services of a professional in
				  an authorized professional boxing or professional mixed martial arts match or
				  exhibition to be held in the State of New York and entered into by licensed
				  promoters, professionals or managers as one or more of the parties in such
				  contracts, including those contracts which relate to the rights to distribute,
				  televise, broadcast or otherwise transmit any such authorized professional
				  combative sport match or exhibition over the airwaves or by cable shall be
				  subject to the approval of the Commission. Copies of all such contracts shall
				  be filed with the Commission by such licensed promoter, professional or manager
				  within forty-eight hours after the execution thereof and at least ten business
				  days prior to any matches, or the first of any series of matches, to which they
				  relate. The Commission may waive such filing deadline for good cause
				  shown.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.2 - Form of certain contracts

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(a) Bout
				contracts between professional boxers, professional mixed martial artists or
				their managers and promoters for matches or exhibitions to be held within the
				State of New York shall be executed on forms approved by the Commission, and
				approved forms for such contracts shall be provided by the Commission upon
				request to boxers, managers and promoters. All such contracts shall be filed
				with the Commission by such promoter within 48 hours after execution of such
				contract, and at least 10 business days prior to the contest or exhibition to
				which they rely, unless otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission for
				good cause shown. All such contracts must be filed with and approved by the
				Commission to be valid. Such contracts will not be approved by the Commission
				unless both boxers or both mixed martial artists, as applicable, have signed
				contracts for the contest or exhibition with the same promoter. All such bout
				contracts must include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
				the date, time and location of the event; the date of the weigh-in; the
				combatant's contracted weight; the amount of purse; any/all fees that will be
				deducted; and the number of rounds in the bout.
(b)
(1)
				Management contracts between professional boxers or professional mixed martial
				artists and their managers shall be executed in person before the Commission on
				forms approved by the Commission, unless otherwise authorized by the
				Commission, and all such contracts must be approved by and filed with the
				Commission.
(2) The Commission may
				approve a management contract entered into in another jurisdiction if it is
				demonstrated that the contract is valid, on file with and approved by a state
				Commission that is a member of the Association of Boxing Commissions. Any such
				contract, if approved by the Commission shall be given effect with regard to
				activities in the State to the extent that the terms of the contract do not
				conflict with the requirements of applicable federal law, New York State law,
				and the rules and policies of the Commission. If the terms of the contract fail
				to comply with these limitations, the Commission may honor the contract to the
				extent it complies with applicable law and rules.
(3) A copy of all such management contracts
				must be filed with and approved by the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.3 - Compliance with contracts

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All licensees shall carry out the terms and conditions of
				  contracts to which they are parties. Licensees failing to faithfully perform
				  and discharge their respective contractual obligations shall be subject to
				  disciplinary action by the Commission, in the discretion of the Commission,
				  including fine, license suspension, or license revocation. Licensed managers
				  may be disciplined by the Commission for failure of their principals to carry
				  out the terms and conditions of contracts to which they are
				  parties.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.4 - Duration of management contracts

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Contracts between licensed professional boxers or licensed
				  professional mixed martial artists and their managers shall not exceed three
				  years, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. Management contracts
				  between such professional combatants and managers so contracting together for
				  the first time may in the discretion of the Commission allow either party to
				  cancel said contract without penalty by written notice to the other party and
				  the Commission before the expiration of the 11th month of said contract.
				  Contractual commitments scheduled after a management contract is canceled in
				  this manner, but within the original maximum duration of said contract, shall
				  be honored by the parties. A manager may not contract to receive the services
				  of a licensed professional combatant under their management for a match or
				  exhibition that is scheduled to take place after the expiration of the
				  contract.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.5 - Voiding management contracts

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A professional boxing or professional mixed martial arts
				  management contract that has been filed with and approved by the Commission may
				  be voided, in whole or in part, in the discretion of the Commission, if either
				  party ceases to possess a valid license issued by the Commission, or upon an
				  adjudication by the Commission that either party has substantially breached the
				  terms thereof or as a result of a determination by the Commission that a party
				  has violated the law or rules of the Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.6 - Assignments of management contracts

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No assignment of any part or parts of the combatant's or
				  manager's interest in a professional boxing or professional mixed martial arts
				  management contract filed with the Commission will be permitted without the
				  approval of the Commission, and the consent to assign will not be granted
				  unless a copy of the proposed assignment is submitted to the Commission for its
				  approval.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.7 - Services after contract term

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No manager shall enter into any contract purporting to bind a
				  professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist under his or her
				  management to perform services after the termination of the management
				  relationship between them, nor shall any such boxer or mixed martial artist,
				  while under contract to a manager, enter into a commitment, written or oral, to
				  perform such services, without Commission approval.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.8 - Provisions in management contracts

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Every contract between a manager and a professional boxer or
				  professional mixed martial artist shall contain provisions governing its
				  duration and the division of the combatant's purses. Each such contract shall
				  further provide that the contract shall be automatically terminated if the
				  license of either party is revoked by the Commission or if the manager fails to
				  renew his or her license within 30 days after the expiration thereof. If the
				  license of either party is suspended, the contract shall not be binding upon
				  the other party during the period of such suspension.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.9 - Manager to be combatant's exclusive representative

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All professional contact with a boxer or mixed martial artist
				  who is represented by a manager shall be through the manager of record, and no
				  one is permitted to negotiate or work to broker future matches or exhibitions
				  with a boxer or mixed martial artist who is represented by a manager without
				  the written consent of the manager of record, which shall be filed with the
				  Commission within three business days of its execution and the approval of the
				  Commission, except as otherwise directed or authorized by the
				  Commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.10 - Boxer-promoter contracts-mandatory provisions

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(a) No contract between a promoter and a
				boxer entered into on or after the effective date of this regulation shall be
				for a fixed term of more than three years, excluding any time that a boxer is
				unable to compete due to injury or other cause.
(b) No contract between a promoter and a
				boxer shall contain a provision permitting the contract to be automatically
				renewed or extended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such contracts may contain
				a provision granting the promoter an option to renew for a period not to exceed
				one year, excluding any time that a boxer is unable to compete due to injury or
				other cause. Such contracts may not contain more than two such
				options.
(c) In the event that a
				boxer's execution of an agreement with a specific promoter is a condition of
				the boxer being allowed to participate in a specific bout, the term of the
				contract shall be limited to one year, and shall not contain an option to
				renew.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.11 - Compensation of professional boxers and mixed martial artists

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The minimum compensation to any licensed professional boxer
				  or mixed martial artist who competes in a match shall be no less than $150
				  after all approved purse deductions, unless otherwise directed or authorized by
				  the Commission. Licensed professional boxers and mixed martial artists who are
				  under contract and ready, willing and able to participate in a scheduled match
				  or exhibition on the date of the official weigh-in or match and who suffer
				  cancellation of such match at that time due to no fault of their own, as
				  determined by the Commission, shall be paid no less than 50 percent of the
				  agreed upon guaranteed compensation that they would have been entitled to
				  receive for participation in the match or exhibition, unless otherwise directed
				  or authorized by the Commission. All payments of any nature to be paid each
				  boxer or mixed martial artist shall be specified in all relevant
				  contracts.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.12 - Ring earnings of combatants

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No licensed professional boxer or mixed martial artist shall
				  actually receive less than fifty percent (50%) of his or her ring earnings
				  after all authorized purse deductions, 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 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.13 - How payment for services must be made

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All compensation to licensed professional boxers or mixed
				  martial artists shall be paid by the promoter by check payable to the
				  participating combatant, who shall sign receipts for such payment, unless
				  otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission. No boxer or mixed martial
				  artist shall be paid or receive any portion of his or her purse, except for
				  training expenses, prior to the conclusion of the contest or exhibition, except
				  as otherwise directed or authorized by the Commission. No boxer or mixed
				  martial artist shall be paid or receive compensation in the form of an
				  irrevocable letter of credit or other such form of payment which might preclude
				  the Commission from withholding that combatant's purse should it determine that
				  he or she gave or participated in a sham or collusive boxing, mixed martial
				  arts or sparring contest or exhibition or for other valid reason. No payment
				  shall be made to any person or party other than as set forth herein unless the
				  Commission has approved the transaction.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.14 - "Low-blow" clause mandatory in professional boxing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All contracts between a professional boxer and a licensed
				  promoting corporation for the services of a male boxer in a boxing contest or
				  exhibition, shall contain the following paragraph:
"The boxer agrees to equip himself with a foul-proof guard of
				  his own selection, type to be approved by the Commission, which will obviate
				  the necessity of any claim being made for a low blow during the contest. It is
				  expressly understood that this contest or exhibition is not to be terminated by
				  a low blow, as the protector selected by the boxers, is, in his opinion,
				  sufficient protection to withstand any so-called low-blow which might
				  incapacitate the said boxer."
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.15 - Broadcast or telecast of bout

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All contracts entered into by any licensee or any and all
				  amendments, changes or modifications calling for or referring to any motion
				  picture, telecast, streaming, or radio broadcast of any professional boxing or
				  professional mixed martial arts match or exhibition must be promptly filed with
				  the Commission. No one may conduct any such broadcast, streaming, or telecast
				  of any match or exhibition held in the State of New York without first
				  obtaining Commission's approval of the subject match or
				  exhibition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 209 - Contract Oversight › Section 209.16 - Promotional contracts

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No licensed promoter shall have the right to assign any
				  contract with a licensed professional boxer or licensed mixed martial artist
				  for activities to take place within the State of New York without first
				  obtaining the boxer's or mixed martial artist's written consent. Such consent
				  shall not be required if the promoter assigns less than all the rights under
				  any such contract with respect to a particular bout.
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 210.1 - Approval by the Commission

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All contests and exhibitions shall be approved in advance by
				  the Commission. Before approving any contest or exhibition, the Commission may
				  inquire into the relative merits of the combatants, their past records, and
				  whether or not they are suitable opponents, and the Commission may disapprove
				  any contest or exhibition which is not in the best interest of boxing or mixed
				  martial arts or of the health of any of the participants.
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 210.2 - Cancellation of programs

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No boxing or mixed martial arts program for which a license
				  has been issued shall be canceled or postponed without the consent 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 210.3 - Duty to safeguard premises

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All promoters shall safeguard the premises where weigh-ins,
				  contests or exhibitions are conducted to insure to the Commission's
				  satisfaction that adequate protection against disorderly conduct has been
				  provided. Any disorderly act, assault or breach of decorum on the part of any
				  licensee at such premises is prohibited.
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 210.4 - Private room for use of judges, referees, timekeepers and Commission staff

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Licensed promoters shall provide, at each of the premises
				  where matches or exhibitions are conducted, a special private room for the
				  exclusive use of the judges, referees, timekeepers and Commission
				  representatives. No other persons shall be allowed to enter such rooms, unless
				  otherwise directed or authorized in writing 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 210.5 - Admission to events

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No person shall be admitted to any contest or exhibition
				  unless he or she holds a ticket of admission, with the exception of:
(a) members of the Commission;
(b) people designated by the Commission for
				official duty;
(c) officials
				required to attend under provisions of State laws or the Commission's
				rules;
(d) promoters, combatants,
				managers and seconds who are involved in the contests or exhibitions;
				and
(e) police officers,
				firefighters, medical personnel, public officials, credentialed press,
				broadcast teams, and venue staff actually on duty.
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 210.6 - Standing room or roll tickets

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No standing room, seating or roll tickets shall be sold for
				  any contest or exhibition in an amount resulting in attendance exceeding the
				  authorized capacity of the venue in which the match or exhibition takes
				  place.
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 210.7 - Reserved seating chart

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Promoters shall have available in the main box office a chart
				  which plainly indicates the location of all reserved seats.
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 210.8 - Press tickets or credentials

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All tickets or credentials issued to the working press shall
				  be appropriately marked. The rows of working press seats shall be consecutively
				  lettered and each seat numbered. There must be adequate aisle space between the
				  end of the working press section and the beginning of the ringside section.
				  Distribution of working press tickets and credentials shall be limited in
				  accordance with the actual number of seats provided at ringside for the
				  accommodation of actively engaged representatives of news media. Such seats
				  shall be occupied only by persons thus actively engaged.
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 210.10 - Tickets for employees and participants

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Distribution of employees' and participants' tickets shall be
				  limited strictly to persons in these classifications, and such tickets shall
				  not be transferable.
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 210.11 - Tickets for employees and participants

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Distribution of employees' and participants' tickets shall be
				  limited strictly to persons in these classifications, and such tickets shall
				  not be transferable.
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 210.12 - Persons to whom tickets may not be issued and entry shall be denied

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The Commission may direct that any person whose license has
				  been revoked or suspended by the Commission for conduct detrimental to the best
				  interests of boxing or mixed martial arts shall not be issued a ticket for, or
				  be admitted to or remain at, any professional boxing or professional mixed
				  martial arts contest or exhibition within the State of New York. Any such
				  person found in attendance at any boxing or mixed martial arts contest or
				  exhibition may be removed therefrom.
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 210.13 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The authorized representative of any promoter holding a
				  contest or exhibition shall submit in writing to the New York State Department
				  of Taxation and Finance within ten days after the close of the contest or
				  exhibition, an "Athletic Tax Report" or other applicable tax form showing the
				  number of each class of tickets sold, unsold or unused, and permit the
				  Commission or the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance to examine
				  all sold, unsold or unused tickets, stub coupons, the financial records of the
				  event, and cooperate with and assist the Commission or the New York State
				  Department of Taxation and Finance to investigate any other matters relating to
				  the receipts and conduct of the box office and ticket takers. The ticket tally
				  must conform to the manifest issued by the ticket printer and shall be signed
				  by the authorized representative of the promoter. Each promoter shall prepare
				  the necessary and proper tax returns as are required by law. Promoters shall
				  comply with the various requirements imposed under article 19 of the Tax Law,
				  such as paying tax, filing returns and keeping records.
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 210.14 - Distribution of receipts of contest or exhibition

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All promoters, in distributing the receipts of any contest or
				  exhibition where a licensed participant is to be compensated based on a
				  percentage of the gate, shall first deduct all sums due for Federal and State
				  taxes and then deduct all sums due for payments to the referee, judges,
				  physicians and other assigned officials, and for insurance premiums.
				  Thereafter, the balance may be distributed in accordance with the amounts or
				  percentages agreed upon and approved for the compensation of the
				  participants.