Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VIII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Kick Boxing and any Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-411.1 - Equipment to be provided by promoters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The promoter shall assure that each event shall have the
					 following:
1. A fighting ring that
				  will be in the shape of a square, a hexagon, or an octagon. A square ring shall
				  not be less than 18 feet square inside the ropes and shall not exceed 20 feet
				  square inside the ropes. A hexagon or octagon ring shall not be less than 18
				  feet (from any side to the opposite side) inside the ropes and shall not exceed
				  32 feet (from any side to the opposite side) inside the ropes.
The ring floor shall be padded with ensolite one inch
					 thick or another similar closed-cell foam. The padded ring floor must extend at
					 least 18 inches beyond the ropes and over the edge of the platform with a top
					 covering of canvas or other similar material tightly stretched and laced to the
					 ring platform. Material that tends to gather in lumps or ridges shall not be
					 used.
The ring platform shall not be more than five feet above
					 the floor of the building and shall have suitable steps for use of the
					 contestants in their corners and by the ringside physician in a neutral
					 corner.
Ring posts shall be of metal, not more than three inches
					 in diameter, extending from the floor of the building to a height of 58 inches
					 above the ring floor. The ring posts shall be at least 18 inches away from the
					 ring ropes.
There shall be four ring ropes, no more than one inch in
					 diameter, evenly spaced, with the bottom ring rope not less than 18 inches
					 above the ring floor and the top ring rope not more than 52 inches above the
					 ring floor. The bottom ring rope must be padded with a padding of closed cell
					 padding of not less than 1/2 inch (it is recommended that all ring roped be
					 padded of the same thickness and material). Ropes are to be connected with soft
					 rope ties six feet apart. All ring ropes are to be tight and approved.
All corners must be padded with approved pads. All
					 turnbuckles are to be covered with a protective padding.
A ring stool and bucket shall be provided for each
					 contestant's corner. The ring shall have bright lights and light all four
					 corners and middle of the ring equally. No lights shall shine into the face of
					 the contestants or ringside judges, lights may only shine downward and not
					 shine at any angle directly into the fighting ring area that may blind the
					 contestants or judges.
The promoter shall provide a ringside restrictive barrier
					 between the first row of ringside seats and the event official's area that will
					 prevent the crowd from confronting either the contestants or event officials.
					 The ringside barrier must be a minimum of eight feet from the outside edge of
					 the ring.
2. A bell or gong
				  located at the ring no higher than the floor level of the ring. The bell or
				  gong must produce a clear tone easily heard by the contestants.
3. Locker rooms adequate in number and
				  equipment to reasonably facilitate the contestant's activities before and after
				  the contest. Separate locker rooms shall be provided when both male and female
				  contestants are scheduled to compete. Locker rooms shall have restroom
				  facilities easily available.
4. A
				  fully equipped ambulance with a currently trained ambulance crew at the site of
				  any event for the entire duration of the event.
5. A notice to the nearest hospital and the
				  persons in charge of its emergency room of the date, time, and location of
				  event.
6. Gloves of the proper
				  weight that are set by weight classification by rule. Gloves must have laces to
				  secure proper fit. Gloves must have an attached thumb to the body of the glove.
				  Gloves must be clean, free of cuts, and have good laces, with no displacement
				  or lumping of padding material. Gloves used in world title fights shall be new
				  and taken from the package just prior to issuing to the contestants. Gloves
				  shall be inspected by the event inspector or his designee before each contest
				  and those found defective shall be replaced before the contest.
7. A clear plastic water bottle, a bucket
				  containing ice, surgeon's adhesive tape, and surgical gauze for each
				  contestant.
8. A sealed
				  over-the-counter pregnancy test kit, approved by the Food and Drug
				  Administration, for each female boxer that will be given to the event inspector
				  or his designee.
9. A solution of
				  one part bleach and nine parts water for disinfecting blood on the ring canvas
				  or ropes shall be available ringside for use by staff stationed ringside to
				  clean the ring canvas and ropes as needed.
10. The promoter shall provide each corner
				  with biohazardous material bags and, after the event, shall discard all
				  regulated medical waste in the proper manner in accordance with the Regulated
				  Medical Waste Management Regulations (9VAC20-120) issued by the Virginia Waste
				  Management Board and available from the Department of Environmental
				  Quality.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-831 of the Code of
						Virginia.