Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-2 - Boxing Matches and Exhibitions › Section 3773-2-19 - Rules for Ohio all state championship contests

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A championship
			 may only be won in a contest for which a promoter has obtained an Ohio license
			 to promote as prescribed in the Administrative Code. The promoter of an Ohio
			 state championship contest shall be responsible for the purchase of the
			 championship belt to be presented to the winner of the contest. The belt shall
			 clearly show the weight division for which it was won and must also show it is
			 for a championship for the state of Ohio. A sketch or photo of the belt shall
			 be submitted with the application for permit and approved by the commission
			 before a permit is issued. A contestant who holds a belt for winning the
			 championship shall present the belt to the commission representative before
			 defending the title. If the champion wins they shall retain the championship
			 belt. If the champion loses the title the promoter will supply a new
			 championship belt to the new champion.
(B) A promoter shall not advertise a state
			 championship contest without obtaining approval from the commission or
			 executive director beforehand.
(C)
			 The champion of the state must defend the championship title within six months
			 of winning the title and every six months thereafter, for the purpose of
			 defending the title, against a challenger-contender in their own weight class.
			 If the champion does not defend the title or cannot defend the title for
			 physical reasons that are permanent, the commission shall forfeit the
			 championship and declare the title vacant. In the case of a champion not
			 defending the title within six months due to illness or injury other than
			 permanent, they shall submit to the commission, a physician's report stating
			 the illness or injury and an estimated time as to when they will be able to
			 defend their title. It will be at the discretion of the commission after
			 considering the physician's report as to the length of time the extension will
			 be permitted.
(D) If a state
			 champion of any weight division achieves the status of champion with any world
			 organization, the state champion shall relinquish the title they are retaining
			 in Ohio and that title will become vacant.
(E) If a state championship contest is
			 declared a draw, the championship shall be retained by the defending present
			 champion. In the case of a vacant title where there is no champion and the
			 contest is declared a draw. .
(F)
			 For each defense of a championship title, the champion and challenger shall be
			 at the weight required for the division in which the title is being defended or
			 fought. Once a state championship contest has been approved by the executive
			 director and sanctioned by the Ohio athletic commission, both contestants shall
			 make the weight required for the weight class in which they are
			 competing.
(G) In order to be
			 eligible to participate in an Ohio championship contest, a contestant shall be
			 a current resident of Ohio or a resident of any of the states which border the
			 state of Ohio, those being Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and
			 Michigan. .
(H) In a state
			 championship contest, there must be no less than eight scheduled rounds for a
			 professional boxing event.
(I) New
			 gloves not previously worn must be supplied for both contestants for all
			 state title bouts . Gloves must be
			 approved by executive director or inspector.
Effective:
				3/14/2013
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				06/18/2012 and
				03/14/2018
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.34
Prior Effective Dates: 8/19/84, 9/12/86, 9/20/05, 3/20/07, 4/18/09,
				7/1/10