Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 30 - Commercial Licensing › Subchapter 30 - Gaming and Athletics › Part 1 - Boxing (formerly Racing and Athletics Regulation 1) (230-RICR-30-30-1) › Section 230-RICR-30-30-1.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Announcer" means a person who announces information at an
					 Event, including particularly introducing and giving information about athletes
					 competing in an Event and announcing results and scores of an Event. "Boxing"
					 means any form of boxing or other similar sport in which blows are delivered
					 with the hands to another Competitor in a Contest, Match or Exhibition.
"Boxing Commission" means an entity authorized under state
					 law to regulate Professional Boxing Matches.
"Boxing event medical professional" means duly licensed
					 Physicians and persons qualified to assist the Physician (including nurse
					 practitioners, first aid instructors, and/or resuscitators/EMTs) participating
					 in an Event pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										41-5-11.
"Boxing registry" means any entity certified by the
					 Association of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of maintaining records and
					 identification of Professional Boxers.
"Closed circuit television" means any telecast of an Event
					 which is not intended to be available for viewing without the payment of a fee,
					 collected for or based upon each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the
					 telecast and includes the terms "pay per view".
"Competitor" means an athlete participant in a Contest,
					 Match or Exhibition.
"Contest" and "Match" are synonymous, may be used
					 interchangeably and mean an Event between two (2) Competitors in which the
					 Competitors strive in good faith to win.
"Event" or "Events" means a Contest, Match or Exhibition
					 taking place within the State of Rhode Island where Professional Boxers display
					 or exhibit Boxing, but does not include those events specifically exempted by
					 the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										41-5-1.
"Exhibition" means an Event in which the Competitors show
					 or display their skills without necessarily striving to win.
"Judge" means a Person to be licensed by the Department who
					 attends the Event and who has the responsibility of scoring or judging the
					 performance of the Competitors in the Event.
"Manager" means a person who receives compensation for
					 service as an agent or representative of a boxer.
"Matchmaker" means a person who, on behalf of the Promotor,
					 proposes, selects, and arranges the boxers to participate in a professional
					 boxing match.
"Physician" means an individual currently licensed to
					 practice medicine in the State of Rhode Island and who has been licensed by the
					 Department for the Event.
"Professional boxer" means one who competes for a money
					 prize or purse by engaging in Boxing.
"Promotor" means any entity or person who produces or
					 stages any professional Contest or Exhibition.
"Referee" means a Person to be licensed with the Department
					 who has the general supervision of the Event and is present inside the ring
					 during the Event.
"Second" or "Corner" means a trainer or coach authorized to
					 assist a contestant within the dressing room or alongside the combat area in
					 preparation for, during the course of, or after the conclusion of such
					 contestant's bout.