Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3773 - Ohio Athletic Commission › Chapter 3773-6 - Tough Person Contests › Section 3773-6-05 - Safety and health

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to participating in the contest,
			 all contestants must pass a physical examination given by a licensed medical
			 doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine , in accordance with the form
			 prescribed by the commission. Failure to take and successfully pass the
			 physical examination shall disqualify any potential contestant.
(B)
								 All contestants
			 must be examined by the ringside physician after each bout they compete in.
			 Failure to do so will result in immediate suspension from the event and a
			 suspension not to exceed six months.
(C) Any participant(s)
			 age thirty-five and over must show proof of a brain cat scan
			 with contrast or MRI examination taken within the
			 past twelve months, submitted to the Ohio athletic commission office a minimum
			 of seventy-two hours prior to the date of the event. .
(D)
			 All contestants shall be weighed at a time designated by the commission.
(E) There shall be an ambulance and EMT personnel at
			 the premises prior to the start of the event.
(F) If the contest is
			 two calendar days in length, a second physical examination shall be given to
			 the remaining contestants.
(G) Sixteen ounce
			 gloves, with the thumb attached, will be used.
(H) It is mandatory
			 for all contestants to wear a USA boxing approved headgear.
(I)
			 All male  contestants shall wear
			 an approved groin protector or the full kidney-groin protector; all female
			 contestants shall wear an approved breast protector. The promoter shall be
			 obligated to provide all protective devices described in this rule.
(J)
			 All contestants are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The round
			 cannot begin without the mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during
			 competition, the referee will call time and have the mouthpiece replaced at the
			 first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action. The
			 referee may deduct points if it is judged the mouthpiece is being purposely
			 spit out
(K) Each bout will consist of three sixty second
			 rounds with a sixty second rest period between rounds.
(L) A
			 contestant may not participate in more than two bouts in one evening.
(M) A contestant may not participate in more than four
			 scheduled bouts in a thirty day period.
(N) A contestant who has been disqualified because of
			 eligibility may not participate  further
			 in any division of competition and shall be suspended immediately for not more
			 than six months. The previous opponent may be re-instated if they lost by a
			 decision.
(O) For all bouts, the contestants shall not be made
			 aware of whom they will fight until the announcer calls them to the ring.
(P) Contestants shall not consume any type of alcohol
			 or drugs. If the referee or any other commission officials detects alcohol on a
			 contestant or second(s) breath, the official shall report to the supervising
			 inspector. The contestant or second(s) shall be disqualified and suspended
			 immediately for not more than six months.
(Q) All contestants
			 are subject to the drug testing. Failure to submit to a drug test will result
			 in an immediate suspension of twelve months or failing a drug test will result
			 in contestant being disqualified and placed last in the order of finish and
			 suspended for not more than six months.
(R) A contestant who loses on a decision may not
			 participate for seven days.
(S) A contestant who
			 is TKO'd shall be immediately suspended for sixty days.
(T) A
			 contestant who is KO'd shall be immediately suspended for one hundred twenty
			 days.
(U) The commission may limit the frequency in which
			 contestant may participate in local events.
(V) All suspensions
			 and rest periods will start the day following the contestant's last day of
			 participation in the event. All suspensions must be appealed in writing to the
			 commission office within fifteen days of notification of suspension.
Effective:
				9/11/2011
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				04/30/2010 and
				09/11/2016
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				3773.34
Rule Amplifies:
				3773.32
Prior Effective Dates: 6/12/97(Emer), 10/24/97, 5/16/05, 1/19/06,
				11/6/06