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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.21 - Fouls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following are fouls in boxing and boxers committing any of these infractions are subject to penalty as the referee sees fit:
1. Hitting below the belt;
2. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after being down;
3. Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other;
4. Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch;
5. Wrestling or kicking;
6. Any unsportsmanlike trick or action causing injury to an opponent;
7. Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee;
8. Hitting with the open glove, or with the butt of the hand, the wrist, or the elbow; all backhand blows;
9. Roughing at the ropes;
10. Use of the kidney punch, which consists of punching in the back or kidney area;
11. Use of the rabbit punch, which is defined as punching to the back of the head or neck;
12. Jabbing opponent's eyes with the thumb of the glove;
13. The use of abusive language in the ring;
14. Hitting on the break;
15. Hitting after the bell has sounded ending the round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.23 - Time between bouts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a boxer has competed anywhere in a bout of nine rounds or more, he shall not be permitted to box in this State until 30 days have elapsed since his last bout.
(b) If a boxer has competed anywhere in a bout of seven to eight rounds inclusive, he shall not be permitted to box in this State until 20 days have elapsed since his last bout.
(c) If a boxer has competed anywhere in a bout of four to six rounds inclusive, he shall not be permitted to box in this State until 14 days have elapsed since his last bout.
(d) If a boxer has competed anywhere in a bout of one to three rounds inclusive, he shall not be permitted to box in this State until 10 days have elapsed since his last bout.
(e) At the Commissioner's discretion, the time periods outlined above may be extended where indicated by the circumstances of the boxer's last bout. In making this determination, the Commissioner shall consider:
1. The number, nature and effect of the blows exchanged by the boxers during the bout;
2. The physical condition of the boxer as demonstrated by the post-fight physical examination; and
3. The recommendations of the ringside physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.27 - Disqualification of boxer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If a boxer persists in fouling, despite a referee's warnings and in violation of clean sportsmanship, the referee shall have the right to disqualify said boxer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.28 - Contest stopped prematurely

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a boxing contest is stopped because of rain or other unavoidable circumstances and less than half of the scheduled number of rounds have been finished, the Commissioner or his representative shall call the same a draw. If, under the same circumstances, half or more of the scheduled number of rounds have been completed, the decision shall be awarded in accordance with the majority score of the scorecards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.29 - Resident license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No professional boxer who is not a resident of New Jersey may be booked or scheduled to appear in any boxing contest unless such boxer has in his possession a current license from his State of legal residence, or other appropriate governmental jurisdiction, or if the same provision is waived by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.31 - Grounds for suspension of license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A boxer may be disciplined by the Commissioner pursuant to 13:46-22.1 for any violation of the rules of the Board.
(b) In addition to any other discipline which may be imposed by the Commissioner, the following suspensions shall be imposed upon any boxer who fails a drug test required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:46-12.4:
1. Upon the first failure of such drug test, a 30 day suspension shall be imposed;
2. Upon the second failure of such drug test, a minimum suspension of 45 days shall be imposed by the Commissioner. Such suspension may, in the discretion of the Board, be increased to a maximum of one year. Any boxer suspended pursuant to this subsection shall be required to obtain in-patient drug rehabilitation treatment and must demonstrate successful completion of such treatment prior to licensure reinstatement;
3. Upon the third failure of such drug test, the boxer's license shall be revoked. No boxer whose license is revoked pursuant to this regulation shall be eligible to reapply for licensure until the Board has, upon petition from the boxer, granted permission for such reapplication. No such petition will be considered by the Board until a period of two years has elapsed from the date of the drug test which resulted in the revocation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 5 - BOXERS › Section 13:46-5.32 - First appearance; number of rounds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any boxer making his first professional appearance may not box more than four rounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.1 - General qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In order to be licensed as a manager an individual must indicate to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that he is able to work with the boxer or boxers he seeks to manage and to protect their interest and safety and is conversant with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.2 - Working in a boxer's corner

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No manager may work as a second unless he has been licensed as a second.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.3 - Loss of license by manager

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any manager who signs a boxer-manager contract must continue to be licensed during the term of the contract. If a manager does not renew his license, or if his license is not renewed or if his license is revoked by the Commissioner, the provisions of the boxer-manager contract at the discretion of the Commission will not be recognized by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.4 - Manager's percentage of ring earnings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The manager shall be entitled to no more than 33 1/3 percent of the ring earnings of any boxer with whom he has a properly filed boxer-manager contract.
(b) If any boxer performs on any card without his manager's permission, such manager may request the Commissioner to hold 1/3 of the purse and the same shall be held for the manager unless the boxer can show cause to the contrary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.5 - Failure to sign club contract

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a manager fails to sign a club contract because of carelessness, or indifference, he shall be subject to fine or suspension or both and in addition for proven dereliction the Commissioner may void a boxer-manager contract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.6 - Manager under suspension

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A manager under suspension must not work in any boxer's corner or negotiate with any promoter or matchmaker for any boxer's services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.7 - Number of boxers with same manager in one show

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No manager shall have more than four boxers engaged on a card of any boxing show.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.9 - Acceptance by manager

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any manager who agrees to accept a match for the services of a boxer through the medium of any written or telegraphic means of communication shall be held accountable for his actions as if accomplished in person by a club contract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.10 - License for promoter deals

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No unlicensed manager shall deal with any promoter or matchmaker.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.11 - License to schedule match

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No unlicensed person shall book or schedule a match until issued a manager's license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.12 - Manager representing manager

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If a licensed manager desires to represent another licensed manager in securing contests for a boxer, such manager must have in his possession a written agreement by both the manager and boxer whom he represents. This agreement must be filed with the Commissioner who shall approve or disapprove recognition of such agreement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.13 - Number of managers per boxer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No boxer can have more than one manager without express approval of the Commissioner.
(b) If a boxer shall have more than one manager, all such managers should be on record with the Commission and the promoter must deal only with the licensed manager or managers so recorded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.14 - Manager attempting to take another manager's boxer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
It shall be a prohibited practice for any licensed manager to attempt to take another manager's boxer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.15 - Transfer of manager-boxer contract

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Contracts between a manager and boxer are not transferable without filing a proper notice thereof with the Commissioner attested to by all of the principals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.16 - Aid for injured boxer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No manager shall attempt to render aid to an injured boxer before the ringside physician has had an opportunity to examine the boxer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.17 - Advertising on person of manager

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No advertising matter shall appear on the person or clothing of managers appearing in the ring in any capacity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.18 - Grounds for suspension of license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A license of any manager shall be suspended for an arrest for or revoked on a conviction of any offense in this or any other jurisdiction which would be under New Jersey law a crime of moral turpitude or any other offense which indicates that licensure would be inimical to the conduct of the sport of boxing in this State. An application for a license or renewal thereof shall be denied by the Commission for the same reasons.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.19 - Giving incorrect information on application

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any manager who gives incorrect information on any application may be suspended by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.20 - Manager supplying unfit boxers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
It shall be a prohibited practice for a manager to supply boxers for bouts who are either unfit to box or who fail to give satisfactory performances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 6 - MANAGERS › Section 13:46-6.21 - Application for boxing manager's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Applications for a boxing manager's license shall contain a true and complete statement of all persons connected with the management.
(b) Subsequent to the granting of any such license such applicant shall submit for approval by the State Athletic Commissioner any change at any time in the persons connected with the management.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.1 - Licensing and training standards for seconds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Prior to the issuance of a license of a boxing second, the applicant must pass a written and/or oral examination relating to the Commissioner's rules and regulations, treatment of injuries, physical conditioning, health care, nutrition, training, first aid, effects of drugs and alcohol and the bandaging of a boxer's hands.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.2 - Number of seconds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Each contestant must have at least two and no more than three seconds. However, in championship bouts, a contestant may have no more than four seconds. Each such second may wear only such costume as may be prescribed by the Commissioner. Only one of such seconds may be inside the ring at the sound of the time-keeper's whistle, ten seconds before the round is to begin, and shall remove all obstructions, such as buckets and stools at that time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.3 - Conduct of seconds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No second may coach any of the boxers during the progress of any round. No second may enter the ring and assist a boxer back to his corner unless the bout has been terminated by the referee or ringside physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.4 - Equipment subject to inspection

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
First aid and other ring equipment of a second shall in all cases at all times before, during and after use at a bout, be subject to inspection by the ringside physician and the Commissioner's inspector. The decision of the ringside physician not to permit the use of any such equipment shall be final.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.5 - Items permitted in the boxer's corner

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A bucket with ice, plastic water bottle, sponge and surgical tape must be available in each boxer's corner. Without specific permission of the Commissioner, the only other materials which a second may bring to or use at ringside are Vaseline, Adrenalin (in a manufacturer's vial, premeasured in a 1/1,000 solution), cotton swabs, gauze pads, clean towels, thrombin, avitene, pressure plates, hydrogen peroxide, mouthwash solution, bandage scissors and sterile skin closures.
(b) The following materials are expressly prohibited: monsel solution, drugs of any type, "new skin", Flex Collodion, silver nitrate, any substance with an iron base, ammonia capsules and smelling salts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.6 - Excessive spraying of water on boxers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any excessive or undue spraying or throwing of water on any boxer between rounds is forbidden.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.7 - Penalties for violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any second who violates any of the regulations of the Board shall be disciplined by the Commissioner pursuant to 13:46-22.1.
(b) Any second who gives incorrect information on any application may be suspended by the Commissioner.
(c) A second under suspension shall not work in any boxer's corner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.8 - Second acting as manager

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A second holding only a second's license shall not attempt to act as manager, or assist in any way in obtaining matches. If found guilty of such actions, he shall be suspended.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.9 - Aid to an injured boxer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No second shall attempt to render aid to an injured boxer before the ringside physician has had an opportunity to examine the boxer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.10 - Advertising on persons of second

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No advertising matter shall appear on the person or clothing of seconds appearing in the ring in any capacity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 7 - SECONDS › Section 13:46-7.11 - Termination of boxer's performance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No second may terminate the performance of the boxer he is serving either between rounds or during the progress of any boxing contest in which such boxer is a contestant.
(b) Violation of this Section shall result in automatic suspension of the second together with the boxer he is serving and the boxer's purse shall be withheld by the Commissioner pending investigation of the violation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.1 - Selection and assignment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Referees and judges for boxing exhibitions shall be selected, licensed, and assigned by the Commissioner. Referees and judges are at-will employees of the Board and, notwithstanding the procedure enumerated in 13:46-4.14, may have their licenses revoked or their renewal applications denied without the benefit of a hearing before the Board.
(b) To be licensed as a referee or as a judge an individual must have officiated previously in amateur competition or in other states or jurisdictions. The Commissioner will review the applicant's previous performance and will consider any other training including attendance at seminars conducted by the Commissioner. Judges must be conversant with the rules and regulations of the Board.
(c) An individual who is appointed to be a judge or referee in a championship match or in a match in a special event and who does not hold a valid referee or judge license must apply to the Commissioner for a special judge or referee permit not later than 30 days prior to the date of the match. The Commissioner may grant the application if he or she finds that the permit applicant meets the qualification for a referee or judge established under this chapter. Such permit shall allow an individual to perform as a judge or referee in not more than two combative sports shows held within the same 72 hour period. The fee for such permit shall be $ 50.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.2 - Chief ring official

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall be the chief official of every boxing match and shall remain in the ring during the entire time of the contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.3 - Reporting for duty; number per show; restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Referees and judges must report for duty at least one hour before the scheduled starting time of the show.
(b) At least three judges and at least two referees will be assigned for each show.
(c) Referees must first report to their dressing room; then to ringside; must stay at ringside when not officiating; and must avoid conversation except with State Athletic Control Board officials.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.5 - Apparel

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A referee may wear only such costume as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
(b) No jewelry or wristwatches shall be worn by a referee during a bout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.7 - Chief second's responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall, before starting a contest, ascertain from each contestant the name of his chief second, and shall hold said chief second responsible for the conduct of his assistant seconds during the progress of the contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.8 - Mid-ring instructions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall call contestants together before such bout for final instructions, covering good sportsmanship and the eight-count; at which time each contestant shall be accompanied by his chief second only. The contestants, after receiving instructions, shall shake hands and retire to their corners. They shall not again shake hands until the beginning of the last round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.9 - Persons in ring during round

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No persons other than the contestants, the referee and the ringside physician may be in the ring during the progress of a round.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.10 - Knockdown of contestant; count

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a contestant is knocked down the referee shall order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral corner of the ring, pointing to the corner, and immediately begin the count over the boxer who is down.
(b) He shall audibly announce the passing of the seconds, accompanying the count with motions of his arm, the downward motion indicating the end of each second.
(c) Any contestant who is knocked down shall not be allowed to resume boxing until after the referee has finished counting eight.
(d) The contestant may take this count either on the floor or standing if he has not been struck hard enough to keep him down.
(e) Should the opponent fail to stay in the farthest corner, the referee may cease counting until he has returned to it, and then go with the count from the point which it was interrupted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.11 - Knockout of contestant; count

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If the contestant taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of "ten" the referee shall wave both arms to indicate that he has been knocked out.
(b) The referee's count is the official count.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.12 - End of round knockout

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When a round in any boxing contest, including the last round, shall terminate before a contestant who has been knocked down shall have risen from the floor of the ring, the count for the knockdown and referee's count shall be continued, and, if the fallen contestant shall fail to rise before the count of 10, he shall be considered to have lost the bout by a knockout in the round last concluded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.13 - Touching boxers; "break"

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee may audibly or physically command boxers to "break", or use a combination of those commands, when clinches occur during the course of the contest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.14 - Mandatory eight count; stopping a bout

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A boxer shall be required to take a full count of eight if:
1. A boxer has been knocked down, even if he has regained his feet prior to or during the count of eight; or
2. A boxer has received a severe and sustained beating without defending himself.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.15 - Failure to answer bell

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
If any boxer fails to answer the bell after his rest period between rounds, the referee shall declare his opponent the winner by a TKO in the round coming up. The judges shall so indicate on their scorecards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.16 - Inspection of gloves

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee shall inspect the gloves and make sure that no foreign substances have been applied to either the gloves or any part of a boxer's head or body to the detriment of an opponent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.17 - Knocked down construed

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A boxer shall be considered by the referee to be knocked down when any part of his body other than his feet is on the ring floor, or if he is helplessly on the ropes as a result of a legal blow as ruled by the referee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.18 - Failure to compete

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(a) In any case where the referee decides that the contestants are not honestly competing, the bout should be stopped.
(b) A contestant earns nothing and shall not be paid for an exhibition or contest in which there is stalling, faking or dishonesty or collusion or when a contestant severely or deliberately fouls his opponent.
(c) The Commissioner shall determine the merits of any such contest and take whatever action he considers proper including the suspension or revocation of the licenses of any boxer or manager.
(d) In any such case the representative of the Commissioner should order the purse of the offender held up and forwarded to the Commissioner for investigation and action.
(e) The Commissioner shall then proceed under the procedures prescribed in 13:46-5.15.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.19 - Point system scoring

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The point system of scoring shall govern the decision and be rendered by three judges.
(b) The judges must mark their scorecards in ink or in indelible pencil at the end of each round, with the winner of a round receiving 10 points in the boxer's column, and the loser receiving nine points or less in his column. Except as permitted by (b)4 below, a round cannot be judged even; 10 points must be awarded to one boxer and nine points or less awarded to the other boxer.
1. If the boxer is just slightly superior to his opponent in a round, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of nine points must be marked down for his opponent.
2. If a boxer wins a round decisively, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of eight points must be marked down for his opponent.
3. If a boxer wins a round decisively with a knockdown or knockdowns, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of seven points must be marked down for his opponent.
4. A round may be judged even with 10 points awarded to each boxer only if: a boxer who suffers a knockdown but for that knockdown would have won the round decisively; or both boxers suffer a knockdown. In all other circumstances, one boxer must be judged the winner of the round and awarded 10 points with the other boxer awarded 9 points or less. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a tie round as the result of a referee's point deduction pursuant to (c) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.21 - Boxer fallen or knocked through ropes; return unassisted

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a contestant has been knocked out or has fallen out of the ring during the contest, the referee shall at once order the other boxer to a neutral corner.
(b) The contestant who has fallen or has been knocked out of the ring must, within 20 seconds, return to the ring unassisted by his seconds. The referee, at his discretion, or guided by the expert judgment of the ringside physician, shall have the contest continue, unless he stops the contest and awards the other boxer the decision by technical knockout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.22 - Referee to forbid fouls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
It shall be the referee's duty absolutely to forbid fouls.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.23 - Low blow foul rule

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A contestant may not be awarded a contest on a claim of a low blow foul unless the referee determines that due to the severity and deliberativeness of the low blow foul, the boxer responsible for the low blow foul shall be disqualified. A referee may penalize any contestant who deliberately fouls his opponent during a contest with a loss of points and round.
(b) In the case of a foul when the referee does not determine that the boxer responsible shall be disqualified, the referee shall determine if the boxer who has been fouled can continue or not. If his chances have not been seriously jeopardized as a result of the foul, the referee may order the bout to continue after an interval of not more than five minutes.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.24 - Referee's report of disregard of rules

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A referee shall submit a report of any and all contests which he referees where there has been a disregard of the rules.
(b) The original report must be mailed to the Trenton office of the Commissioner within seven days.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.25 - Compensation for boxing referees and judges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The compensation to boxing referees and judges shall be paid by the promoter conducting the show and shall be on the following basis:
1. When the gross gate receipts of the show do not exceed $ 25,000, the fee for each of the two referees shall be $ 250.00 and the fee for each of the three judges shall be $ 200.00.
2. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 25,000 and $ 50,000, the fee for each of the two referees shall be $ 300.00 and the fee for each of the three judges shall be $ 250.00.
3. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 50,000 and $ 100,000, the fee for each of the two referees shall be $ 350.00 and the fee for each of the three judges shall be $ 300.00.
4. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 100,000 and $ 200,000, the fee for each of the two referees shall be $ 400.00 and the fee for each of the three judges shall be $ 350.00.
5. When the gross gate receipts of the show are between $ 200,000 and $ 300,000, the fee for each of the two referees shall be $ 500.00 and the fee for each of the three judges shall be $ 400.00.
6. When the gross gate receipts of the show are in excess of $ 300,000 the fee for the referees and judges shall be set by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.26 - Verbal or physical abuse of referee or judge

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any licensee who verbally or physically abuses a referee or judge shall be suspended indefinitely and his license may be revoked.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.27 - Low blow; referee's notice

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Whenever the referee shall observe a blow delivered below the belt, he shall, as a means of notice to the fans and the offender, step between the boxers and with his free hand make a sweeping motion upwards from the floor as a warning to the offender to raise his punches and to refrain from delivering any other blows.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.28 - Knocked out boxer; treatment by physician

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A boxer who is knocked out must not be touched or moved by anyone except the ringside physician. The physician shall determine the methods of resuscitation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.29 - Persistent fouling

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Persistent fouling by a boxer in spite of the referee's warnings, and in violation of clean sportsmanship, may, in the judgment of the referee, result in disqualification of the offender.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.30 - Change of decision by Commissioner

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commissioner may in his discretion change a referee's decision if in his judgment a palpable and self-evident error has been committed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.33 - Substitution of judge

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event a judge becomes incapacitated and is unable to finish scoring a boxing contest, time out should be called and the alternative referee shall immediately be assigned to score the same.
(b) It shall be mandatory for the alternative referee to continue scoring on the scorecard used by the incapacitated judge.
(c) The alternative referee must start the round from the beginning from the time of his substitution for the incapacitated judge.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8 - BOXING REFEREES AND JUDGES › Section 13:46-8.35 - Incapacitation of referee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In the event a referee becomes incapacitated time out shall be called and the other referee assigned to the show will assume the duties of the incapacitated referee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.1 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This subchapter shall apply to all "championship boxing matches" as that term is defined in these rules. All other rules of this chapter shall continue to apply to championship boxing matches except that, in the event of a conflict, the rules of this subchapter shall control.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.2 - Duration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) below, each championship boxing match shall be scheduled for 12 rounds of three minutes each, with a one minute rest period between rounds.
(b) Championship boxing matches between female contestants shall be scheduled for 12 rounds of two minutes each, with a one minute rest period between rounds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.3 - Referee sole arbiter

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The referee is the sole arbiter of a match and is the only individual authorized to stop a contest. If the referee determines that a boxer is too injured for the bout to continue, the injured boxer loses by technical knockout.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.4 - Scoring

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Championship matches shall be scored on a "10 point must system" whereby the winner of a round is awarded 10 points and the loser of a round is awarded nine points or less.
(b) Scoring shall be done by three judges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.5 - Effect of intentional fouls

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If a boxer is injured as the result of an intentional foul and the referee determines that the match should be immediately stopped, the boxer causing the injury shall be disqualified and the injured boxer is declared the winner.
(b) If an injury caused by an intentional foul is not so severe as to cause the referee to immediately terminate the contest, the referee shall order a minimum of one point deducted from the score of the boxer committing the intentional foul. A point deduction of at least one point is mandatory for an intentional foul.
(c) If, after an intentional foul, a contest is allowed to initially continue but is thereafter stopped due to an injury caused by such intentional foul, the match shall be declared:
1. A technical decision in favor of an injured boxer if such boxer is ahead on the scorecards at that time of the stoppage; or
2. A technical draw if the injured boxer is behind or tied on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES › Subchapter 8A - RULES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES › Section 13:46-8A.6 - Effect of injury due to accidental or unintentional foul

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any match terminated as the result of an unintentional or accidental foul prior to the completion of four rounds shall be deemed a technical draw.
(b) Any match terminated as the result of an unintentional or accidental foul after four rounds have been completed shall be declared to be a technical decision in favor of the boxer who was ahead on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
(c) If a match is stopped prior to the completion of any round as the result of an accidental or unintentional foul, the incomplete round shall not be scored.
(d) Any points which are ordered deducted by a referee in a round which is ultimately not scored pursuant to (c) above shall be deducted from a boxer's total score.