PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-01-042.
Title of Rule: Chapter 36-12 WAC, Professional boxing, martial arts, and wrestling: Amending WAC 36-12-011, 36-12-020, 36-12-030, 36-12-040, 36-12-050, 36-12-070, 36-12-100, 36-12-110, 36-12-130, 36-12-140, 36-12-150, 36-12-170, 36-12-190, 36-12-200, 36-12-240, 36-12-250, 36-12-260, 36-12-270, 36-12-280, 36-12-290, 36-12-300, 36-12-310, 36-12-320, 36-12-360, 36-12-364 and 36-12-465; repealing WAC 36-12-010, 36-12-060, 36-12-080, 36-12-120, 36-12-160, 36-12-210, 36-12-220, 36-12-330, 36-12-340, 36-12-350 and 36-12-363; and new section WAC 36-12-285 Procedure in the event that a referee is incapacitated.
Purpose: The department has reviewed the rules noted and recommends repealing, amending and new sections as listed above.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.08.017 (1), (9).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 67.08.017 (1), (9).
Summary: Amend, repeal and add new rules for chapter 36-12 WAC for clarification.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Amend, repeal and add new rules for clarification to insure the health, safety and welfare of the participants.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Randy Renfrow, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Building 2, Olympia, WA 98502, (360) 753-3713.
Name of Proponent: Boxing officials, public and governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Amends twenty-six rules, repeals eleven rules, and creates one new rule in setting standards of professional practice for boxing contests as recognized nationally and internationally for standards of safety.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Amended rules will be used to compliment standards of safety as established by the Association of Boxing Commissions on the national level.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. There will not be a burden on the industry due to increased fees or increased workloads as there are only four licensed boxing promoters currently doing business in the state of Washington.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, 405 Black Lake Boulevard, Building 2, Conference Room 1, Olympia, WA 98502, on January 9, 2002, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jim Hood by January 3, 2002, TDD (360) 586-2788, or (360) 753-3713.
Submit Written Comments to: Randy Renfrow, Professional Athletics Section, P.O. Box 9026, Olympia, WA 98507-9026, fax (360) 664-2550, by January 3, 2002.
Date of Intended Adoption: January 11, 2002.
November 21, 2001
Randy Renfrow
Licensing Manager
OTS-5196.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 97-01-035, filed 12/10/96,
effective 1/10/97)
WAC 36-12-011
(("Promoter," "purse" defined.)) Definitions.
((For purposes of brevity, in the following rules the word
"promoter" will be used to designate a club, corporation,
organization, association or person holding license from the
department. "Purse" will designate the sum of money or other
compensation by way of guarantee, percentage or otherwise, paid
to boxer.)) The following definitions will be used throughout
this WAC:
(1) "Purse" will be defined as the sum of money or other compensation by way of guarantee, percentage or otherwise, paid to a boxer.
(2) "Knockdown" is defined as when a boxer is knocked to the ring canvas by fair blows, hangs helplessly on the ropes, or the ropes prevent his/her fall, or any part of the body other than the soles of the feet touches the ring canvas.
(3) The "outcome of a contest" occurs when the contest has concluded, a determination has been made described in WAC 36-12-130, and the report to the boxing registry required by the federal Boxing Safety Act of 1996 has been submitted.
(4) "Neutral corner" is defined as one of the two corners of a ring that are not assigned to a boxer for a contest.
(5) A "count" is the audible measure of time signaled by the referee to a boxer who has been knocked to the ring canvas by fair blows or to a standing boxer who, in the referee's judgment, is momentarily unable to defend him/herself.
(6) "Scorecard" is defined as the document used by judges to score a contest.
(7) "Ten-point-must system" of scoring is defined as the scoring system used by judges giving ten points to the boxer winning a round and a lesser number of points to the boxer losing a round.
(8) "Foul" is defined as an action by a boxer, identified by the referee that does not meet the definition of "boxing" as described in RCW 67.08.002. Fouls may include, but are not limited to, the following types of contact or acts:
(a) Hitting, a low blow, below the navel or behind the ear;
(b) Hitting an opponent who is knocked down;
(c) Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other;
(d) Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch;
(e) Wrestling, kicking or roughing;
(f) Pushing an opponent about the ring or into the ropes;
(g) Butting with the head, shoulder, knee, elbow;
(h) Hitting with the open glove, the butt or inside of the hand, or back of the hand, the elbow or the wrist;
(i) Purposely falling down onto the canvas of the ring without being hit or for the purpose of avoiding a blow;
(j) Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys;
(k) Using the pivot blow (pivoting while throwing a punch) or the rabbit punch (punches thrown to the back of the head and neck areas);
(l) Jabbing the eyes with the thumb of the glove;
(m) Use of abusive language;
(n) Unsportsmanlike conduct causing injury to an opponent that does not meet the definition of "boxing" in RCW 67.08.002;
(o) Hitting on the break;
(p) Intentionally spitting out the mouthpiece;
(q) Hitting on or out of the ropes;
(r) Holding rope and hitting;
(s) Biting/spitting;
(t) Not following referee's instructions;
(u) Stepping on opponent;
(v) Crouching below opponent's belt;
(w) Leaving neutral corner; and
(x) Corner second shouting.
(9) "Fair blow" is defined as an exchange of blows delivered with the padded knuckle part of the glove to the front or sides of the head and body above the navel.
(10) "Event official" is defined as an official licensed under RCW 67.08.100 as a judge, referee, timekeeper, event physician, and/or inspector and appointed by the department to provide services at a boxing event.
(11) "Manager" is defined as a person licensed under RCW 67.08.100 who contracts with a boxer to receive compensation for service as an agent or representative.
(12) "Second" is defined as a person licensed under RCW 67.08.100 who assists a boxer during a contest.
(13) "Matchmaker" is defined as a person licensed under RCW 67.08.100 who works for a promoter to propose, select or arrange for boxers to participate in a boxing contest.
(14) "Announcer" is defined as a person licensed under RCW 67.08.100 who works for a promoter announcing information to the audience at a boxing event.
(15) "Referee" is defined as an event official and is the chief official supervising a boxing contest.
(16) "Timekeeper" is defined as an event official who keeps the official timing of a contest.
(17) "Judge" is defined as an event official who scores a boxing contest.
(18) "Inspector" is defined as the event official who reports directly to the department and provides overall management of a boxing event.
(19) "Advance notice" is defined as a list of matches for an event submitted by the promoter to the department for approval that includes the names of proposed boxers for a contest, his/her manager or managers and other information that may be required by the department.
(20) "Boxing registry" is defined as the entity certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of maintaining records and identification of boxers and required under the federal "Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996."
(21) "Contest" is defined as a fight scheduled between boxers appearing at an event.
(22) "Round" is defined as a two- or three-minute time period during which boxers compete in a boxing contest.
(23) "Net gate proceeds" is defined as the total dollar amount received from the face value of all tickets sold with complimentary tickets excluded.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-011, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-011, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Note: Filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
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The following guidelines shall be used for contests unless the department waives the weight difference allowance in writing.
| Weight Class | Weight Difference Allowance | Glove Weight | |
| Strawweight | up to and including 105 pounds | not more than 3 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Light Flyweight | over 105 to 108 pounds | not more than 3 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Flyweight | over 108 to 112 pounds | not more than 3 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Super Flyweight | over 112 to 115 pounds | not more than 3 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Bantamweight | over 115 to 118 pounds | not more than 3 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Super Bantamweight | over 118 to 122 pounds | not more than 5 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Featherweight | over 122 to 126 pounds | not more than 5 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Super Featherweight | over 126 to 130 pounds | not more than 7 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Lightweight | over 130 to 135 pounds | not more than 7 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Super Lightweight | over 135 to 140 pounds | not more than 9 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Welterweight | over 140 to 147 pounds | not more than 9 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Super Welterweight | over 147 to 154 pounds | not more than 11 lbs. | 8 oz. |
| Middleweight | over 154 to 160 pounds | not more than 11 lbs. | 10 oz. |
| Super Middleweight | over 160 to 168 pounds | not more than 12 lbs. | 10 oz. |
| Light Heavyweight | over 168 to 175 pounds | not more than 12 lbs. | 10 oz. |
| Cruiserweight | over 175 to 195 pounds | not more than 20 lbs. | 10 oz. |
| Heavyweight | over 195 pounds | no limit | 10 oz. |
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-020, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-020, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 80-09-065 (Order 80-1), 36-12-020, filed 7/16/80; Rule .04.020, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) At the official weighing-in of all contestants, representatives of print or electronic news media shall, upon request, be admitted)). The weigh-in shall take place in the presence of the department and the promoter or the promoter's representative.
(2) The scales used for weigh-in shall be provided by the promoter and approved by the department.
(3) The weight of each boxer shall be recorded on a form provided by the department and signed by the representative of the department.
(4) If a boxer weighs-in within twenty-four hours, but not less than twelve hours prior to an event's scheduled start time, the boxer shall weigh the weight specified on the boxer/promoter contract referred to in WAC 36-12-360(6). If a boxer weighs more than the weight specified in the boxer/promoter contract, the boxer may:
(a) Lose the weight exceeded in the boxer/promoter contract at least twelve hours prior to the event's scheduled start time;
(b) Lose all but two pounds of the weight exceeded in the boxer/promoter contract at least twelve hours prior to the event's scheduled start time and lose the final two pounds at least two hours prior to the event's scheduled start time;
(c) Renegotiate the boxer/promoter contract; or
(d) Not do (a) through (c) of this subsection and the contest will be canceled by the department.
(5) If a boxer weighs-in less than twelve hours prior to an event's scheduled start time, the boxer shall weigh the weight specified in the boxer/promoter contract referred to in WAC 36-12-360(6). If a boxer weighs more than two pounds over the weight specified in the boxer/promoter contract, the boxer may:
(a) Lose up to two pounds at least two hours prior to an event's scheduled start time;
(b) Renegotiate the boxer/promoter contract; or
(c) Not do (a) or (b) of this subsection and the contest will be canceled by the department.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-030, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-030, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.030, filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.030, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(a) The ring shall be not less than ((seventeen feet)) a
sixteen-foot square or more than a twenty-four ((feet)) foot
square measured within the ropes.
(b) The ring floor shall extend at least twenty-four inches
beyond the ring ropes ((not less than eighteen inches. The ring
floor shall be padded in a manner as approved by the department))
and shall be covered with one inch of padding. Padding must
extend beyond the ring ropes and over the edge of the platform
((with a top covering of canvass, duck or similar material))
covered by canvas tightly stretched and ((laced)) securely
attached to the ring platform. ((Material that tends to gather
in lumps or ridges must not be used. Covering material)) Canvas
must be ((in a)) clean ((and sanitary condition)).
(((2) Height of ring.)) (c) The ring platform shall not be
more than four feet above the floor of the building, and shall
((be provided with suitable steps for use of contestants)) have
safe steps.
(d) Ring posts shall be of metal, not more than four inches
in diameter, extending ((from the floor of the building)) to a
height of fifty-eight inches above the ring floor((, and shall be
properly padded. Ring posts shall be at least eighteen inches
away from the ropes)) and placed at least twenty-four inches
behind the rope corners.
(((3) Ring ropes. Ring ropes)) (e) There shall be ((at
least four in number,)) four ring ropes not less than one inch in
diameter ((and)), wrapped in soft material. The ropes shall be
manila rope of standard manufacture. No wire or cable shall be
used. The ((spacing of ropes shall consist of the)) lower rope
shall be eighteen inches above the ring floor, the second rope
thirty inches above the floor, the third rope forty-two inches
above the floor, and the fourth rope fifty-four inches above the
floor. The lower rope shall have ((applied around it a padding
of a thickness of not less than one-half inch and of a type and
construction to be approved by the department)) at least one-half
inch of padding. Two vertical stays or rope spacers ((of an
elastic composition)) shall be ((utilized for additional rope
stability. The vertical stays or rope spacers shall be)) evenly
spaced between the ((ring posts)) rope corners on all four sides
of the ring ((so as to maximize efficiency)).
(((4) Bell. There shall be a bell at the ring no higher
than the level of the ring platform. The bell shall be of a
clear tone so that the contestants and officials may easily hear
it.
(5) Obstructions. When the ten second signal is given by the timekeeper, all items shall be promptly cleared from the ring and no items shall be left on the ring platform at the time the bell sounds to start the round.)) (2) The promoter shall provide equipment for use by the seconds and boxers at ringside. Equipment shall consist of, but not be limited to, a corner stool, spit bucket, ice, towels, and any other items necessary for the health and safety of the boxers.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-040, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-040, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.040, filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.040, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60, subsections (1), (3), filed 4/17/64.]
(2))) Promoters shall supply gloves that meet the following standards:
(a) Gloves for all main events shall be new((,)) and
((furnished by club management, and so made as to)) fit the hands
of ((any)) the contestants ((whose hands may be unusual in
size)).
(((3) All)) (b) Gloves shall be whole, clean, ((in))
sanitary, in good condition, and subject to inspection by the
inspector ((or designated representative for compliance with this
chapter. Any)). Gloves found to be unfit or ill-fitting, shall
be ((immediately discarded and replaced with gloves which comply
with this chapter)) replaced. Gloves shall not be altered.
(c) One set each of eight-ounce and ten-ounce gloves shall be provided to the inspector prior to the start of the first contest for use in case gloves are damaged during a contest.
(((4) In addition to those gloves which are required to be
furnished by a promoter at a contest at least one additional set
of eight-ounce and at least one additional set of ten-ounce
gloves shall be provided for use in case gloves are broken or in
any way damaged during a contest. These extra sets of gloves
shall be placed in the custody of the department representative
at ringside prior to the start of the first contest.
(5) Contestants in all weight classes from strawweight through the welterweight class, shall wear no less than eight-ounce gloves. In all other classes, contestants shall wear no less than ten-ounce gloves. When two contestants differ in weight classes, the contestants)) (2) All boxers weighing 154 pounds or less shall wear eight-ounce gloves. All boxers weighing more than 154 pounds shall wear ten-ounce gloves.
(3) When two boxers in a contest are above and below the
weights described in subsection (2) of this section, both boxers
shall wear the gloves required for the higher weight
((classification)).
(((6))) (4) Gloves must have the distal portion of the thumb
attached to the body of the glove so as to minimize the
possibility of injury to an opponent's eye.
(((7) Any)) (5) A glove or set of gloves ((may be)) shall
only be used once during ((the course of a)) each boxing
((program and shall immediately after such use be wiped in their
entirety with a damp cloth which has been soaked in a solution of
water and ten percent chlorine bleach)) event.
(6) In each contest, both boxers must wear gloves of the same manufacture.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-050, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-050, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.050, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Contestants shall use soft surgical bandages not over two inches wide, held in place by not more than two yards of surgeon's adhesive tape for each hand. One ten yard roll of bandage shall complete the wrappings for each hand. Bandages shall be applied in the dressing room in the presence of the inspector or a designated representative and both contestants. A contestant may waive the privilege of witnessing the bandaging of his or her opponent's hands.)) (1) Hand-wraps shall be applied in the dressing room. The hand-wraps for each hand shall be applied in the following manner:
(a) Hand-wraps shall be restricted to no more than twenty yards of soft gauze, not more than two inches wide. The gauze shall be held in place by no more than eight feet of adhesive tape no more than one and one-half inches wide.
(b) The adhesive tape shall not cover any part of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist.
(c) Liquids or other materials shall not be used on the tape or gauze.
(2) The referee or department designee shall inspect and sign the hand-wraps.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-070, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-070, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.070, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) ((No licensee shall verbally or physically abuse a
referee or any other event official)) In order to ensure the
health and safety of the contestants and officials, licensed
event officials not appointed to work at a boxing event shall be
admitted to a boxing event without charge by the promoter. These
officials shall report to the department immediately upon
arriving at the event for appointment as back-up to appointed
event officials or for other duties.
(3) Event officials shall dress in appropriate attire.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-100, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-100, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.100, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) ((The referee shall,)) Before starting a contest,
((ascertain from each contestant the name of his or her chief
second, and shall hold said chief second responsible for the
conduct of his or her assistant seconds during the progress of))
the referee shall determine the name of the chief seconds for
each boxer. The chief second shall be responsible for the
conduct of the boxer's other seconds during the contest.
(3) The referee shall call ((contestants together before
each bout for final instructions, at which time each contestant
shall be accompanied by his or her chief second only. The
contestants, after receiving instructions, shall touch gloves and
retire to their corners. The contestants shall not intentionally
touch gloves at the beginning of a round again until the
beginning of the final scheduled round.
(4) No person other than the contestants and the referee may)) boxers and their chief seconds into the ring at the beginning of each contest for instructions.
(4) The referee shall not allow any person other than the
boxers and the event physician to enter the ring during ((the
progress of)) a round ((except at the direction or request of a
referee)).
(5) The referee((, in lieu of the inspector or designated
representative, may inspect the bandages and the gloves and))
shall inspect the boxers' bodies and gloves to 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.
(6) ((Referees shall wear dark trousers, light blue shirt
and bow tie or uniforms subject to approval of the department.
(7) All referees must take an annual physical and eye examination similar to that given to all applicants for a boxers' license. The results of the examination shall be provided to the department. Referees shall be examined, during the day a contest is to be held, by the department physician for the purpose of determining his or her suitability for officiating in the contest. If such examination indicates the referee is unfit to perform his or her duties during the contest, such fact should be immediately reported by the examining physician to the inspector, who shall take appropriate action to replace such referee.)) Referees who are event officials shall pass a physical examination by the event physician within twenty-four hours prior to an event for the purpose of determining their physical ability to referee the contest. If such examination indicates the referee is physically unable to referee the contest, such inability shall be noted on the prefight physical form and immediately be reported to the inspector.
(7) The referee shall have the authority to stop a contest any time he/she thinks it is too one-sided, or if either boxer is in such condition that to continue might subject them to serious injury.
(8) The referee shall not make a disqualification decision based on one unintentional, low-blow foul. However, if two previous warnings for such fouls have resulted in point deductions, the third foul may be grounds for disqualification.
(9) The referee has authority to decide any matters that arise during a contest and are not covered by these rules.
(10) If a boxer receives an injury that the referee thinks shall incapacitate the boxer, the referee shall ask the event physician to examine the boxer. The event physician shall provide the referee with an opinion as to the seriousness of the injury and either the event physician or the referee shall stop the contest if the injury is serious. When a referee calls the event physician into the ring, the referee shall direct the timekeeper to cease keeping time while the event physician examines the boxer.
(11) The referee may penalize a boxer who fouls an opponent during a contest, by charging such boxer with the loss of points. The referee shall immediately notify the judges of the number of points to be deducted.
(12) The referee shall stop the contest if the boxer's chief second determines that a contest should be stopped, and immediately signals the referee by stepping onto the ring apron.
(13) When a boxer resumes boxing after having been knocked down or fallen or slipped to the floor, the referee shall wipe all foreign material from the boxer's gloves.
(14) The referee shall give a boxer injured by a low-blow foul up to five minutes to recover. Should the boxer be unable to continue at the end of the recovery period, the referee shall declare that the boxer has signaled his/her desire to stop boxing as described in WAC 36-12-130 (1)(b)(v).
(15) Prior to an event, each referee shall disclose to the department all considerations, including reimbursement for expenses that will be received from any source for participation in the event. The disclosure shall be made on a form supplied by the department.
(16) A decision rendered at the termination of any contest may be changed by the department if the department determines that one of the following occurred:
(a) There was collusion affecting the result of any contest;
(b) The compilation of the scorecard of the judges shows an error which would mean that the decision was given to the wrong contestant; or
(c) There was a violation of the laws or rules governing contests, which affected the result of any contest.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-110, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-110, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-110, filed 2/6/81; Order 74-2, 36-12-110, filed 11/17/76; Rule .04.110, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) A contestant who goes down without being struck other than one who is attempting to rise following a knockout, and stays down, shall be disqualified and the referee may render the decision to his or her opponent. The referee shall recommend to the department that the purse of the offending boxer be forfeited and paid to the department.
(3) A contestant who:
(a) Leaves the ring during the one minute period between rounds and fails to be in the ring when the bell rings the signal to resume boxing;
(b) Fails to continue the contest at the beginning of a round shall immediately be placed on a count by the referee. Unless the contestant returns to the contest at the end of ten seconds the referee shall award the contest to the other contestant.
(4) Should a contestant who is knocked down arise before the count of ten is reached, and go down again immediately without being struck, the referee shall resume the count where the count was when it was interrupted by the rising of the contestant.
(5) If the referee determines during the rest period in a contest that a contestant is unable to continue, or if a contestant's chief second informs the referee during the rest period that the contestant is unable to continue, and the referee concurs therein, the referee shall terminate the contest and indicate on the referee's report that the opponent of the incapacitated contestant is the winner of the contest on a technical knockout as of the round which has last been finished.
(6) When a contestant resumes boxing after having been knocked down or fallen or slipped to the floor, the referee shall wipe all foreign material from the boxer's gloves.)) (1) If a referee stops a contest, he shall render a decision regarding the outcome of the contest as follows:
(a) Win by knockout if:
(i) Boxer has been knocked down by fair blows and cannot arise before completion of the referee's count; or
(ii) Boxer has been knocked down and the referee waves off the count because of urgency to have the event physician examine the boxer.
(b) Win by technical knockout if:
(i) Boxer suffers any combination of three knockdowns/standing counts in one round;
(ii) In the referee's judgment, boxer is outclassed or is unable to continue due to punishment received;
(iii) Boxer does not resume boxing by the end of a referee's count (excluding knockouts);
(iv) Cornerman signals referee to terminate the bout; or
(v) Boxer, after putting forth good effort, signals referee his/her desire to stop boxing.
(c) Win by technical decision to the boxer who is ahead on at least two of the judges' scorecards if a contest is stopped after completion of three rounds of a contest scheduled for less than eight rounds or four rounds of a contest scheduled for eight rounds or more due to an accidental head butt or foul.
(d) Technical draw if:
(i) A bout is stopped before the completion of three rounds of a contest scheduled for less than eight rounds or stopped before the completion of four rounds of a contest scheduled for eight rounds or more due to an accidental foul; or
(ii) A bout is stopped after the completion of three rounds of a contest scheduled for less than eight rounds or a bout is stopped after the completion of four rounds of a contest scheduled for eight rounds or more due to an accidental head butt or foul and are split (one voting for boxer A, one voting for boxer B, and the third judge with an even score); or
(e) No contest if:
(i) The bout is unable to continue due to events other than boxing (fire, riot, ring collapse, etc.); or
(ii) In the referee's judgment, there appears to be collusion affecting the outcome of the contest.
(f) Disqualification:
(i) If points have been deducted from a boxer's scorecard for three separate incidents as described in WAC 36-12-110(12);
(ii) If a boxer, in the referee's judgment, flagrantly fouls an opponent;
(iii) If a boxer quits after putting forth no effort, thereby fostering a sham on the public;
(iv) Second enters the ring during the progress of the bout; or
(v) Following a contest, a boxer tests positive for controlled substances per WAC 36-12-240.
(2) If a contest ends when the scheduled rounds are completed, the outcome of the contest may be as follows:
(a) Winner by unanimous decision if all three judges agree on the same winner;
(b) Winner by split decision if two judges agree on winner and the third judge votes for the other boxer;
(c) Winner by majority decision if two judges agree on winner and the third judge has the score even between the boxers;
(d) A draw if all three judges have the score even between the boxers or are split (one voting for boxer A, one voting for boxer B, and the third judge with an even score); or
(e) A majority draw if two of the judges agree that the score is even between the boxers.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-130, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-130, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.130, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) The referee shall audibly announce the passing of each second, accompanying the count with a visible arm motion, the downward motion indicating the end of each second.
(3) Any contestant who is knocked down shall not be allowed to resume boxing until after the referee has finished the count of eight. The contestant may, but is not required to, rise before the referee has reached the count of eight.
(4) The timekeeper shall:
(a) Stand up and strike the edge of the platform with a hammer or other equipment approved by the department, at the end of each second; or
(b) By other effective signaling method, give the referee the correct one-second intervals for the purpose of maintaining the proper count of the passing seconds.
(5) Should the standing contestant leave the farthest neutral corner to which he or she has been directed by the referee, the referee shall interrupt the count. The count shall not be resumed until the contestant returns to the neutral corner to which he or she was directed by the referee. When the contestant returns to the appropriate corner, the referee shall resume the count from the point at which it was interrupted.
(6) When the referee determines a contestant has been knocked down primarily as a result of a blow, the referee shall require the contestant to be subjected to a count of eight before the contestant may resume the contest, regardless of whether the contestant rises from the ring floor prior to the count of eight being reached. This rule will prevent a boxer being struck while proper reflexes are absent and will also aid the referee in judging the condition of the boxer. If the contestant does not arise before the count of eight is reached, the referee must determine whether the contestant's reflexes and condition renders it appropriate to continue the contest.
(7) If the referee deems it appropriate, he or she may defer resumption of a contest to determine whether a contestant who was knocked down and arises before a count of eight is reached is in fit condition to continue. If so assured the referee shall, without loss of time, order both boxers to go on with the contest. During such intervention by the referee the striking of a blow by either boxer may be ruled a foul.
(8) 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 the contestant has been knocked out, and shall raise the hand of the opponent as winner. The referee's count is the official count. Upon the opinion and decision of both the physician and referee on any knockout, bad or continuous beating, a boxer will be suspended until such time as he takes a complete physical examination and is reinstated by such report from the department physician. This report will not include the blood test for communicable diseases, which is taken once a year.
(9) In all contests where a contestant has been knocked down a total of three times in a round, the contest shall be terminated and the opponent shall be awarded the decision.
(10) If a boxer is down and the referee is in the course of counting at the end of:
(a) A round other than the final scheduled round, the bell indicating the end of the round must not be sounded, but the bell must be sounded as soon as the downed boxer regains his feet and the referee indicates that the boxers should continue.
(b) The final round, the bell must be sounded indicating the end of the round and contest.)) (1) The referee may give an injured boxer a count of eight seconds at any time. The referee does not have to continue to count if in the referee's opinion a boxer is unable to continue to box. The referee shall resume a count where it was left off if a boxer attempts to rise after being knocked down and goes down again immediately.
(2) When the referee determines a boxer has been knocked down, the referee shall require the boxers to cease boxing during the count. If the boxer rises prior to, or when the count is completed, the referee shall determine whether the boxer's reflexes and condition render it appropriate to continue the contest.
(3) If a boxer does not rise when the count of eight is completed, the referee shall continue the count to ten seconds.
(4) If the boxer being given a count by the referee is down on the canvas of the ring when the referee completes counting to ten seconds, the referee shall wave both arms to indicate that the boxer has been knocked out and shall stop the contest. The referee may raise the hand of the opponent indicating that the opponent has won by a knockout.
(5) The referee's counting of seconds is the official count. However, when a boxer is knocked down, the timekeeper shall assist with starting and maintaining an accurate count by striking the edge of the ring platform once each second with a hammer or other equipment or signaling method.
(6) When a boxer is knocked down, the referee shall direct the opponent to move to the farthest neutral corner of the ring. If the opponent leaves the neutral corner, the referee shall interrupt the count and will not resume the count until the opponent returns to the neutral corner.
(7) If a boxer has been knocked down three times during a round, the referee shall stop the contest.
(8) If a boxer is knocked down and the referee is still counting when three minutes of a round has elapsed, the bell shall not be sounded until the knocked down boxer rises and the referee indicates that the contest will continue. A boxer cannot be saved by the bell at the end of any round.
(9) If both boxers score simultaneous knockdowns (double knockdown), the referee shall begin a count as in any knockdown. If one contestant does not rise before the count of ten, his opponent shall be declared the winner. If both contestants rise before completion of the count, the bout may continue at the discretion of the referee. If both contestants rise but neither can continue as determined by the referee and/or event physician, the winner will be determined by the scorecards. If neither contestant rises before the count of ten, they will both lose by knockout.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-140, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; Order 74-1, 36-12-140, filed 11/19/74; Rule .04.140, filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.140, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60; subsections (8) and (9), filed 4/17/64.]
(2) ((If a contestant intentionally declines to reenter the
ring, the referee shall start the count immediately. If the
contestant is not in the ring within ten seconds, the referee
shall award the contest to the other contestant on the basis of a
knockout.
(3) When a contestant has fallen through the ropes the other shall retire to the farthest neutral corner and stay there until the count is completed or the other contestant returns to the ring and the referee directs resumption of the contest.
(4) A contestant who deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent from the ring, or strikes an opponent who is partly out of the ring, and prevented by the ropes from assuming a position of defense may be disqualified, and the referee shall recommend to the department that the purse of the offending boxer be forfeited.)) A boxer who leaves the ring due to other than fair blows shall be subject to a count of ten only if he/she refuses to reenter the ring.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-150, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-150, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.150, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Officials minimum compensation rate)) following minimum
fees shall be paid by the promoter of the event to the event
officials for nontitle, nontelevision bouts ((shall be as
follows)):
| Judge(( |
$ 75.00 |
| Timekeeper | $ 75.00 |
| Referee (preliminary) | $110.00 |
| Referee (main event) | $125.00 |
| Physician | $250.00 |
| Judges | $100.00 |
| Timekeepers | $100.00 |
| Referee (preliminary) | $135.00 |
| Referee (main event) | $200.00 |
| Physician | $250.00 |
(((5))) (4) Travel mileage shall be paid to event officials
at the rate ((of $ .30 per mile beginning with the 41st mile))
listed on schedule A, chapter 10.90.10.b of the State
Administrative and Accounting Manual as published by the office
of financial management.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-170, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-170, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.170, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Inspectors shall report directly to the department.
(3) Inspectors shall be in charge of all details of the contest that do not come under the jurisdiction of the other officials.
(4) Inspectors shall see that all necessary equipment is provided, that the contestants are ready on time, that the seconds are properly instructed in their duties, that the physician's report and the statement of weights are delivered to the referee, and that all regulations pertaining to the proper conduct of the contest are enforced.
(5) Inspectors shall insist that promoters enforce the rule against gambling.
(6) Inspectors shall see that all seconds present a neat appearance and are attired according to the requirements of the rules.
(7) The referee's report shall be made on the form supplied for that purpose by the inspector. The referee shall sign the report in the presence of the inspector after the termination of the event.
(8) In accordance with the law, each inspector shall receive for each contest officially attended a fee not to exceed two percent of the net gate of such contest up to a maximum of one hundred fifty dollars for closed circuit televised contests and five hundred dollars for all other boxing contests. Fifty dollars shall be the minimum charge for such fee with respect to closed circuit televised contests and one hundred dollars for all other contests.)) (1) The inspector appointed by the department for each boxing event reports directly to the department, and may be a department representative. The inspector shall be responsible for at least the following:
(a) Completion of the event report;
(b) Details of the contest that are not under the jurisdiction of other event officials;
(c) Determining that necessary equipment is provided by the promoter to the boxers, event officials and department officials;
(d) Instructing the seconds in their duties;
(e) Delivering the event physician's prefight and postfight physical reports to the department;
(f) Delivering the statement of weights to the department;
(g) Working with all officials and licensees to assure that all regulations pertaining to the proper conduct of the contest are enforced; and
(h) Inspection of the ring and facilities.
(2) The inspector shall be paid a fee by the promoter, which is two percent of the net gate proceeds of the contest. The fee shall not be less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars for a closed circuit contest and not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for all other contests.
(3) Event report forms shall be supplied to the inspector by the department for each event.
(4) The event report shall be completed by the inspector for each event and signed by the event officials.
(5) The inspector report shall contain at least the following information:
(a) Recommendations from event physicians regarding suspensions;
(b) Information regarding possible violations of the law or rules;
(c) Circumstances under which a contest is stopped;
(d) Reason for awarding a decision;
(e) Ending time of match;
(f) Reason for deducting points;
(g) Recommendations for holding the purse or portion of the purse of a boxer;
(h) Name of boxers;
(i) Number of rounds; and
(j) Weigh-in weight of boxers.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-190, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-190, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91. Statutory Authority: 1981 c 337. 84-16-035 (Order 84-1), 36-12-190, filed 7/26/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-190, filed 2/6/81; Order 74-2, 36-12-190, filed 11/17/76; Order 74-1, 36-12-190, filed 11/19/74; Rule .04.190, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Contestants shall report to the inspector in the dressing room at least one hour before the scheduled time of the first match.
(3) Contestants shall box in proper costume, including such foul proof protection cups as shall be listed as approved by the department. Proper costume shall include abdominal guard, two pair of trunks of contrasting color, shoes and a custom-made individually fabricated mouthpiece.
Approved mouthpiece shall mean a custom-made individually fitted mouthpiece.
In addition, female contestants shall also include a breast protector and body shirt with their ring costume.
(4) The use of grease or other substances that might handicap an opponent is prohibited.
(5) Contestants must be clean and present a tidy appearance.
(6) No contestant may absent himself or herself from a show in which he or she has signed or has been signed by his or her duly licensed manager, to appear, without a valid written excuse or furnishing a certificate from a department physician in advance in case of a physical disability.
(7) When a contestant competes anywhere in a contest of more than four rounds he or she will not be allowed to compete again until six days have elapsed.
When a contestant competes anywhere in a contest of four rounds or less, he or she will not be allowed to compete again until two days have elapsed.
(8) No one shall be allowed in the contestant's dressing room except his or her manager, seconds and department or promoter representatives.
(9) Boxer's licensing requirements are:
(a) Completed application.
(b) Complete physical.
(c) Two small photos.
(d) Fee is listed under License fees WAC 36-12-195. (Forms are supplied by the department.) These requirements must be received by the department before a boxer appears in any event.)) (1) Boxers shall be present in the dressing room at the time designated by the department or at least one hour before the scheduled time of the first contest.
(2) Male boxers shall box in boxing shorts, abdominal guard, foul proof protection cup, shoes and custom-made, individually fitted mouthpiece.
(3) Female boxers shall box in boxing shorts, abdominal guard, foul proof protection cup, body shirt, breast protector, shoes and a custom-made, individually fitted mouthpiece. All female boxers must provide a negative pregnancy test within seven days prior to each contest.
(4) Boxers shall not use substances on their body or gloves that might handicap an opponent.
(5) If a boxer cannot box in an event for which the boxer has a contract with a promoter due to a physical disability, the boxer shall be examined by a physician as defined in RCW 67.08.002(11) prior to the scheduled event. The boxer shall report the disability to the department prior to the scheduled contest.
(6) After a boxer boxes in an event, the boxer shall not box again until seven days have passed.
(7) The department may limit the persons allowed in the dressing room of a boxer.
(8) Licensees shall not verbally abuse or have physical contact with any event official.
(9) Boxers shall receive a health and safety disclosure form from the department at the time the department issues the federal identification card required by the federal Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 including amendments of 2000.
(10) Copies of the annual physical examination required in RCW 67.08.100(2) shall be provided to the department. The examination shall certify that a boxer is physically fit to safely compete in a boxing contest.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-200, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-200, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-200, filed 2/6/81; Order 74-2, 36-12-200, filed 11/17/76; Rule .04.200, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60; subsections (1), (6) and (13) amended by filing of 4/17/64; subsection (2) added by filing 4/17/64.]
(2) The use of any controlled substances, alcohol or stimulants, or injections in any part of the body, either before or during a match, by any contestant is adequate grounds for revoking the contestant's license, as well as revoking the license of the person administering the same.
(3) Before a license is issued to any contestant, the application for such license must be approved by the department.
(4) If a contestant uses an assumed ring name, both the real name and his or her ring name must be included in the application. The word "killer" or "bloody" or any similar term must not be used by any contestant and must be eliminated from all advertisements and announcements referring to boxing.
(5) Whenever a licensed contestant, because of injuries or illness, is unable to take part in a contest for which he or she is under contract, the contestant (or manager) must immediately report the fact to the nearest inspector, and submit to an examination by a physician designated by the inspector. The examination fee shall be paid by the contestant, or promoter, if the latter requests an examination.
(6) Any professional boxer engaging in amateur contests shall automatically have their license revoked.
(7) All professional boxers shall have attained their 18th birthday before being allowed to compete in any contest in this state. No contestant over thirty-six years old shall be granted a license except by special waiver from the department.
(8) No license shall be issued to any applicant for a boxer's license who is found to be blind in one eye or whose vision in one eye shall be so poor as to cause any examining physician to recommend that no license be granted. This rule will be effective regardless of how keen the contestant's vision may be in the other eye. Nor shall a boxer's license be issued to any contestant who has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage or any other serious head injury.
(9))) A boxer applying for a license to box in this state shall meet the following standards:
(a) Be certified by a physician as described in RCW 67.08.002(11) to be physically fit to safely compete in professional boxing. The examination shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) Eyesight;
(ii) Blood pressure;
(iii) Communicable diseases;
(iv) Drug testing for controlled substances defined in RCW 69.50.101; and
(v) Other physical factors the department determines are necessary to show a boxer is physically fit to safety compete in professional boxing.
(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, if a boxer is over thirty-six years old, or has lost six consecutive fights, the physical certification in (a) of this subsection must include proof of:
(i) A complete physical exam within thirty days of the event which includes an electroencephalogram (EEG) and an electrocardiogram (EKG); and
(ii) Any other specialized medical testing that may be determined necessary by the department.
(2) The event physician shall examine boxers and referees within twenty-four hours prior to and immediately following an event to determine that they meet the standards in subsection (1)(a) of this section with the exception of the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(iv) of this section unless the department notifies the event physician that drug testing is required following an event.
(3) A boxer who tests positive on a drug test required in subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall not be allowed to box in any event.
(4) When a contestant has been knocked out, none of the handlers are to touch the contestant, except to remove the mouthpiece until the attending physician enters the ring and personally attends the fallen contestant, and issues such instructions as deemed necessary to the contestant's handlers.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-240, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-240, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.240, filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.240, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60, subsection (11), filed 4/17/64.]
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 97-01-035, filed 12/10/96,
effective 1/10/97)
WAC 36-12-250
Managers.
(((1) Managers must not sign a
contract for the appearance of any contestant with whom no
written contract is on file with the department. Contracts
between boxer and manager must be on a contract form furnished or
approved by the department. A contract between a manager and a
boxer on file with the department will be recognized until such
time as a court of competent jurisdiction determines it to be of
no further force and effect.
(2) Managers must not attempt to select or insist upon the selection of any designated referee in a bout in which a boxer under his or her management is to appear and shall not have the name of such referee written into the official contract.
(3) Managers who act as seconds for their own boxers, exclusively, are not required to take out a second's license.
(4) Contracts between manager and boxer are not transferable except with approval and consent of the department and may be voided by the department for cause.
(5) All contracts between manager and boxer must be in writing and signed in triplicate, the original filed with the department for approval. Contracts must state the division of the boxer's earnings, which in no case shall allow the manager more than 33-1/3 percent of the boxer's purse, exclusive of amounts owed by the boxer to the manager under subsection (15) of this section.
(6) No assignment of any part or parts of a boxer's or a manager's interest in a contract can be made without the written approval and consent of the department.
(7) No manager shall be allowed to contract for the services of a boxer under his or her management for a match to take place on a date after the expiration of the contract between the boxer and the manager.
(8) Any boxer not under contract to a manager can make his or her own matches, sign contracts and need not apply for a manager's license to handle his or her own affairs.
(9) In cases where boxers sign contracts with managers the boxer's share of any purse which he or she may earn will not be less than 66-2/3 percent, exclusive of amounts owed to the manager under subsection (15) of this section.
(10) If a manager shall fail to make application for a license he or she shall forfeit all rights to boxers on whom he or she has filed contracts in this state and the boxer shall be free to sign contracts with other licensed managers. Managers must file contracts on all boxers under their management.
(11) If a manager is doing business for a boxer not signed to a contract, such boxer must personally sign all contracts for appearances for licensed promoters and the signature must be properly witnessed.
(12) No boxer can have more than one manager without the express approval of the department.
(13) No contract shall be approved between a manager and a boxer for a period exceeding five years.
(14) All disputes between the parties of a boxer/manager contract, including the validity of the contract, shall be handled as a civil matter.
(15) Any manager who advances or loans any money to any boxer or incurs indebtedness on behalf of any boxer shall furnish a statement to the boxer. This statement shall be specific and shall set forth as to each transaction or item at least the following information: The amount of money involved, the date that the indebtedness occurred, the purpose of the indebtedness, and the name of the person to whom the debt is owed.
The manager shall obtain the boxer's signature and date of signature on each accounting, within fourteen days of the loan or obligation being incurred.)) (1) Boxers are not required to have a manager.
(2) Managers may serve as seconds for their contracted boxers without holding a second's license.
(3) When a boxer has a manager, there shall be a contract for services as an agent or representative. Contracts need not be filed with the department, but shall be provided upon request.
(4) A manager shall not be a promoter at an event where he/she has a direct or indirect financial interest in a boxer who is scheduled for ten rounds or more of boxing.
(5) All contracts between boxers and managers shall be in accordance with the "Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996" and amended by the "Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act."
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-250, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-250, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-250, filed 2/6/81; Rule .04.250, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60; subsection (1) amended by filing of 4/17/64.]
(2) A second holding only a second's license shall not attempt to act as a manager, or assist in any way in procuring matches, or take a share of the contestant's earnings. If found guilty of such actions he or she shall be suspended.
(3) Seconds shall not be more than three in number, including "house assistant second."
(4) A second shall not excessively coach a contestant during a round and shall remain seated and silent when so directed by the department inspector on duty.
(5) Before a contest, the referee shall be informed of the identity of the chief second.
(6) Fans may be used between rounds, but swinging of towels is prohibited.
(7) Seconds shall not enter a ring until the bell indicates the end of a round. They shall leave the ring at the sound of the timekeeper's whistle ten seconds before a round is to begin, promptly removing all items in the ring and ensuring that no items are left on the ring platform at the time the bell sounds to start the round.
(8) Violations of the above rules may result in an indefinite suspension of the offenders by the department and disqualification of their boxer.)) (1) During a contest a second may:
(a) Coach at ringside or in the ring during the break between rounds;
(b) Stop bleeding from cuts;
(c) Reduce swelling;
(d) Provide water or other cooling-down techniques.
(2) No more than four seconds can assist each boxer during a contest.
(3) Seconds shall remain seated during rounds and shall not excessively coach a boxer during rounds.
(4) Before a contest begins, a chief second for each boxer shall be identified for the inspector and the referee.
(5) Seconds shall not enter a ring until the bell indicates the end of a round. Seconds shall leave the ring at the sound of the timekeeper's whistle that is given ten seconds before a round begins. Seconds shall remove all items in the ring and on the ring platform prior to the bell sounding at the beginning of a round.
(6) The chief second shall signal the referee to stop the fight by mounting the ring platform during a round.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-260, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-260, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-260, filed 2/6/81; Order 74-2, 36-12-260, filed 11/17/76; Order 74-1, 36-12-260, filed 11/19/74; Rule .04.260, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Matchmakers will be held responsible by the department if they make matches in which one of the principals is outclassed. Persistent lack of judgment in this matter will be regarded as cause for canceling the license of the matchmaker and the promoter which he represents, for the protection of both the contestants and the public.
(3) Managers are not allowed to have more than three boxers under their management appear in any one show. Matchmakers must rigidly enforce this rule.
(4) Any promoter or matchmaker found guilty of managing a boxer shall have his license suspended, and in the case of a promoter, his club license may be revoked.)) (1) A matchmaker shall request approval from the department for each boxing contest for boxing events.
(2) The department may approve the contest if the following information about each boxer is similar and the department does not have undo concern for the safety and welfare of either boxer proposed for a contest:
(a) Boxing record;
(b) Boxing experience;
(c) Boxing skill; and
(d) Physical condition.
(3) The department shall notify the matchmaker and promoter when a boxing contest is approved by giving preliminary approval to the matchmaker and by approving the advance notice submitted by the promoter.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-270, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-270, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 81-05-005 (Order 80-2), 36-12-270, filed 2/6/81; Rule .04.270, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) The timekeeper shall have a whistle and an accurate stopwatch that has been properly examined before it is used.
(3) Ten seconds before the beginning of each round the timekeeper shall give a warning to the seconds of the contestants by blowing the whistle.
(4) In the event of a contest terminating before the scheduled limit of rounds, the timekeeper shall inform the announcer of the exact duration of the contest.
(5) The timekeeper's procedure in the case of a knockdown is detailed in WAC 36-12-140(4) and 36-12-150.)) (1) The timekeeper supplies the bell and timing equipment.
(2) The bell shall be placed at the ring no higher than the level of the ring platform and be of a clear tone so that the contestants and officials may easily hear it.
(3) Equipment shall include, but is not limited to, an accurate stopwatch, whistle, hammer, and bell.
(4) The timekeeper shall be seated at ringside with the bell and shall indicate the beginning and ending of each round by striking the bell with a hammer.
(5) Ten seconds before the beginning of each round the timekeeper shall blow the whistle as a warning for everyone but the referee and boxers to leave the ring.
(6) Five seconds before the end of each round the timekeeper shall notify the referee that the round is ending by striking a hard surface with a hammer or other similar object.
(7) When a contest terminates before the scheduled rounds are completed, the timekeeper shall inform the inspector of the exact duration of the contest.
(8) The timekeeper shall assist the referee during the knockdown count of a boxer.
(9) The timekeeper shall stop time on the referee's command of "time-out" and shall restart on the referee's command of "time-in" or "box."
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-280, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-280, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.280, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Boxers shall be commanded to stop boxing and directed to opposite neutral corners.
(3) Physicians shall attend to the referee.
(4) If the referee cannot continue, an alternate referee shall be assigned.
(5) Boxing and time shall resume at the referee's command of "time-in" or "box."
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(2) All substitutions of contestants or changes in any boxing program shall be announced to the audience by the announcer before the first boxing contest)) pertinent information.
(2) At the conclusion of a contest, the announcer shall announce the outcome of the contest.
(3) Prior to the first contest, the announcer shall announce any substitutions of boxers or changes in an event schedule.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-290, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-290, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.290, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Judges shall score all contests and determine the winner through the use of the ten point must system. In this system the winner of each round receives ten points and the opponent a proportionately less number. If the round is even, each boxer receives ten points. No fraction of points may be given.
(3) The majority opinion on the judges scorecards shall be conclusive and if there is no majority then the decision shall be a draw.
(4) At the termination of each contest, the referee will pick up and deliver the scorecards to a department representative. When the department representative has verified the results of the contest, the ring announcer shall be informed of the decision and shall announce the decision.
(5) The department inspector will deliver or mail all scorecards with the rest of the reports to the department office.)) (1) Judges shall be provided scorecards by the inspector. Judges shall score each round of the contest using the scorecard, sign it at the conclusion of the contest and turn it into the referee. The referee shall turn the scorecards into the inspector who verifies the addition on the scorecards and gives the outcome of the contest to the announcer who announces the outcome to the audience.
(2) Judges shall score all contests using the "ten-point-must system." If a judge determines that both of the boxers are even in a round, each boxer receives ten points for the round. No fraction of points shall be given to a boxer for a round.
(3) If the outcome of an incomplete contest is determined by using the scorecards of the judges, all rounds including partially completed rounds will be scored.
(4) Judges shall only deduct points from a boxer's score when instructed by the referee.
(5) Prior to an event, each judge shall disclose to the department all considerations, including reimbursement for expenses, which will be received from any source for participation at an event. Disclosure shall be made on a form supplied by the department.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-300, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-300, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; Rule .04.300, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Should the boxer examined prove unfit for competition, through physical injury, faulty heart action, the presence of any infection or contagious disease, or any weakness or disability discovered by the examining physician, said boxer shall be rejected and barred from contest. This decision must be reported immediately to the promoter and the department inspector.
(3) The physician shall certify to the inspector in writing that the contestants passed are in good physical condition to engage in the contest, and shall provide the written report on the contestants to the department inspector.
(4) The physician shall be in attendance at the ringside during all the contests and shall be prepared to assist should any serious emergency arise. The department physician at ringside will have the authority to stop a fight when he or she considers a boxer badly injured or in no shape to continue. Whenever a fight is stopped between rounds by the physician or otherwise because of injuries, the opponent shall be credited with a TKO for the round just concluded. No contest shall be allowed to proceed unless the physician is at ringside.
(5) The department physician shall have a suitable place or room in which to make the examinations. Physicians, other than those licensed by the department shall not be allowed in the dressing room of any boxer before a contest.
(6) A boxer rejected by a department physician for disability will be placed on the suspended list until it is shown that such disability no longer exists.)) (1) The event physician shall examine the boxers and referees as required by RCW 67.08.090 and provide a report to the inspector in writing that discloses the results of the examinations and recommendations.
(2) Medical equipment to be utilized by an event physician for the prefight and postfight examinations of boxers and referees shall consist of, but not be limited to, a blood pressure cuff, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, penlight, reflex hammer, stethoscope, thermometer, and tongue depressor.
(3) If the event physician determines that a boxer or referee should not participate in an event due to a condition found during the prefight examination, the event physician shall recommend to the department that the boxer or referee not participate in the event.
(4) An event physician shall be at ringside during all the contests in an event and shall be prepared to provide medical assistance to a boxer if requested by the referee.
(5) The promoter shall provide the event physician with a suitable place to perform the prefight and postfight physical examinations.
(6) The event physician shall perform a postfight physical on each boxer immediately following an event and may recommend temporary suspension of the boxer's license due to injury incurred during a contest.
(7) The event physician may inspect first-aid equipment used by seconds.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-310, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-310, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 80-09-065 (Order 80-1), 36-12-310, filed 7/16/80; Rule .04.310(4), filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.310, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) Every person whose license has been revoked or suspended by the department shall not participate in any detail of matchmaking or boxing promotion during such revocation or suspension.
(3) Any person holding a license from the department who has been suspended for using dishonest methods to affect the outcome of any contest, or for any conduct reflecting serious discredit upon the sport of boxing shall not be eligible for reinstatement.
(4) Any manager under temporary suspension shall be considered to have forfeited for the duration of suspension all rights in this state held under the terms of any contract with a licensed boxer. Any attempt by a suspended manager to exercise such contract right shall make the suspension permanent, and a boxer who continues any of the contract relations with a suspended manager shall be indefinitely suspended.
(5) Any person holding a license from the department may be suspended for violations of the law, rules, or conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption.
(6) A boxer whose manager has been suspended may continue boxing independently during the term of such suspension, signing his or her own contract for matches. No payment of a boxer's earnings may be made by any licensed promoter to a manager under suspension, or to his or her agent, but the purse in full shall be paid to the boxer.
(7) Revocation of a manager's license shall automatically cancel all the manager's contract rights in this state under any contracts with boxers made under authority of this department.
(8) In case of such revocation the boxers are at liberty to operate independently and make their own matches, or to enter into contracts with other managers licensed by the department and in good standing.
(9) Following the knockout or technical knockout of a boxer, that boxer shall have his or her license to box suspended for a minimum period of thirty days for a TKO and sixty days for a KO. Boxers will not be permitted to engage in any contact boxing during this period without approval of the department.
This suspension is to take effect immediately following the knockout or technical knockout. If the department feels that this suspension is not sufficient they may impose a longer period or the suspension may be for an indefinite period pending the outcome of a physical examination.
Any contestant who has lost six consecutive fights shall submit to a complete medical examination and any subsequent testing deemed necessary by a physician prior to their next bout.
(10))) (1) A boxer whose manager has been suspended under chapter 67.08 RCW may continue boxing during the term of such suspension, signing his/her own boxer/promoter contract.
(2) Boxers scheduled for a contest shall sign a letter of agreement with the department accepting temporary suspension of their license if they receive an injury during the contest. The schedule for suspensions is:
(a) Thirty days for a technical knockout;
(b) Sixty days for a knockout;
(c) A period of time different than (a) and (b) of this subsection if serious injury or condition is detected by the event physician during the postfight physical; and
(d) A period of time or an indefinite period of time if serious injury or condition is detected by the event physician. If the suspension is for an indefinite period of time, the boxer may not box again without an examination completed by a physician who has provided written certification to the department that the medical condition no longer exists.
(3) If at any time a boxer's ability to perform is
questionable, whether for reasons of health, mental condition, or
no longer possessing the ability to compete or for any other
reason, the department may((, upon being satisfied of the boxer's
lack of ability to perform, retire)) recommend that the boxer be
retired from further competition.
Boxers who have been recommended for retirement have a right to a hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-320, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-320, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 80-09-065 (Order 80-1), 36-12-320, filed 7/16/80; Rule .04.320, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60, subsections (11) and (12), filed 4/17/64; subsection (12) deleted, filed 12/6/67.]
(1) All boxing contests must be approved by the department. No promoter may release the names of contestants to the media or otherwise publicize a contest unless a contract has been executed between the parties and the contest approved by the department.
(2) The grounds for denial or cancellation by the department for a boxing contest are as follows:
(a) The failure of the promoter or any person connected with the promotion and under the jurisdiction of the department to comply with any statute or rule regulating boxing in Washington.
(b) The contest would tend to be a mismatch based on the record, experience, skill, and condition of the contestants.
(c) The contestants have not completed licensing requirements within the seventy-two hour time frame set by the department.
(d) The department does not have adequate staff to enforce the statutes and rules regulating boxing enacted and adopted to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the participants and consumers and guarantee the collection of revenue due to the state from the contest and all ancillary rights incidental thereto.
(3) Promoters will be held responsible for maintaining order, and any person who is intoxicated, abusive or disorderly in conduct, to the annoyance of surrounding spectators, must be ejected.)) (1) Promoters shall not release the names of boxing contestants in an event to the media or otherwise publicize a contest unless a boxer/promoter contract has been signed and the contest approved by the department.
(2) Promoters shall not schedule an event intermission that exceeds twenty minutes.
(3) Promoters shall dispense drinks only in plastic or paper cups.
(4) Promoters shall not schedule less than twenty-six rounds
of boxing((, nor more than forty rounds, for any one program
except with the)) without approval of the department. ((An
emergency bout shall be provided in the event an arranged card
breaks down and if it is necessary to put on another bout.))
(5) Advance notices for all boxing shows must be in the office of the department seven days prior to the holding of any boxing show. In addition to the regular scheduled boxers the advance notice must show the names of boxers engaged by the promoter for an emergency bout.
(6) ((Notice of any change in announced or advertised
programs for any contest must be filed immediately with the
department and the press. Notice of such change or substitution
must also be conspicuously posted at the box office, and
announced from the ring before the opening contest, and if any of
the patrons desire to have the price of their tickets refunded,
such refund shall be made if the tickets or ticket stubs are
presented at the box office at once. The box office must remain
open a reasonable time to redeem such tickets.
(7) Substitutions will not be permitted in any contest unless the substitute has been approved by the department.
(8) No intermission shall exceed a period of twenty minutes at any boxing show.
The time allowed for putting gloves on main event boxers within the ring, shall not exceed five minutes.
(9) No promoter, or club, or member, stockholder, or official of a club shall be permitted to act directly or indirectly as a manager of a boxer, or to hold any financial interest in such management or in the boxer's ring earnings.
(10) Every promoter must provide a suitable room or place and a scale for the examination of contestants by the department physician. The promoter must furnish ice bags, a stretcher, and a blanket at each boxing show, to be in readiness in the event same will be deemed necessary by the department physician. The promoter shall also ensure that the department physician is provided with emergency medical equipment at ringside. The equipment shall consist of but not be limited to airways, nonsurgical rubber gloves, sterile 4 x 4 gauze pads, and tongue depressors.
(11) Copies of all boxing contracts must be filed with the department. The making of secret agreements contrary to the terms of the contracts so filed is prohibited under penalty of suspension of all parties thereto.
(12) Any promoter doing business directly or indirectly with managers or boxers under suspension may have its license revoked.
(13) All drinks shall be dispensed only in plastic or paper cups. Violations of this rule may result in the suspension or revocation of the offending promoter's license.
(14) Promoters must provide adequate security as approved by the department.
(15) A promoter shall not employ any unlicensed second, boxer, matchmaker, or announcer.
(16) No admission can be charged where boxers are training except with the approval of the department. When an admission fee is charged it shall be considered by the department as a charge for the privilege of seeing an exhibition of boxing, and the promoter or person making the charge for admission shall furnish the department with a certified written report, detailing the number of admissions and the total amount of money taken in, within seventy-two hours thereafter. The state tax of five percent on such gross receipts, exclusive of any federal taxes paid thereon shall be forwarded to the department with the report.
(17) The department requires that whenever any person, licensed by the department is approached with a request or suggestion that a sham or collusive contest be entered into or that the contest shall not be conducted honestly and fairly, such licensed person must immediately report the matter to the department.
(18) Any department inspector supervising a contest or exhibition has the full power of the department in enforcing the rules and regulations of the department.)) Changes in announced or advertised programs for any contest must be approved prior to the contest by the department. Notice of such change or substitution must also be given to the press, conspicuously posted at the box office, and announced from the ring before the opening contest. If any ticket holders desire a refund, such refund shall be made at the box office prior to the start of the first contest.
(7) The promoter of an event shall contract with each boxer for a contest. Original contracts shall be filed with the department at least five days prior to the event. The contract shall be on a form supplied by the department and contain at least the following:
(a) The weight of the boxer at weigh-in;
(b) The amount of the purse to be paid for the contest;
(c) The date and location of the contest;
(d) Any other payment or consideration provided to the boxer;
(e) List of all fees, charges and expenses including training expenses that will be assessed to the boxer or deducted from the boxer's purse;
(f) Any reduction in a boxer's purse contrary to a previous agreement between the promoter and the boxer; and
(g) The amount of any compensation or consideration that a promoter has contracted to receive from a match.
(8) If a boxer/promoter contract is renegotiated, the promoter shall provide the department with the contract at least two hours prior to an event's scheduled start time.
(9) If the information from the contract in subsection (7)(e), (f) and (g) of this section is discloseable under Washington state public disclosure law, the promoter may instead provide the information to the Association of Boxing Commissions instead of including the information in the boxer/promoter contract.
(10) A promoter for an event shall not be a manager for a boxer who is contracted for ten rounds or more of boxing at that event or have direct or indirect financial interest in a boxer in the event.
(11) The promoter of an event shall provide payments for the boxers' purses and event official's fee in the form of checks or money orders to the department prior to an event. The department may allow other forms of payment if arranged in advance. The department shall pay the boxers and officials immediately after the event, but not later than seventy-two hours from the conclusion of the event.
(12) Promoters shall provide seats for event officials and department representatives at ringside for each event.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, 36-12-360, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, 36-12-360, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91. Statutory Authority: 1981 c 337. 84-16-035 (Order 84-1), 36-12-360, filed 7/26/84; Rule .04.360, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]
(2) In the interest of ensuring the safety and welfare of the participants, in addition to chapter 36-12 WAC, the department may use the Regulatory Guidelines as adopted by the Association of Boxing Commissions during the conduct of a boxing event.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.08.017(1). 99-17-048, 36-12-364, filed 8/13/99, effective 9/13/99.]
(1) Whether the department is proposing to deny an application to any applicant as defined in the Professional Athletics Act, chapter 67.08 RCW;
(2) Whether a person is in compliance with the terms and conditions of a final order or agreement previously issued by the department; and
(3) Whether a license holder requesting renewal has not
submitted all required information to meet minimum criteria for
renewal; ((and))
(4) Whether a license holder has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the department for nonpayment or default on a federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service-conditional scholarship.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.08.017(1). 00-02-054, 36-12-465, filed 12/31/99, effective 1/31/00.]
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 36-12-010 | Penalties. |
| WAC 36-12-060 | Number of rounds. |
| WAC 36-12-080 | Ring equipment. |
| WAC 36-12-120 | Powers of referee -- Penalties for fouls, butts. |
| WAC 36-12-160 | Report of referee -- Withholding or forfeiture of purse. |
| WAC 36-12-210 | Down -- A contestant shall be deemed "down" when. |
| WAC 36-12-220 | Fouls in boxing. |
| WAC 36-12-330 | Contracts. |
| WAC 36-12-340 | Payment of contestants. |
| WAC 36-12-350 | Tickets. |
| WAC 36-12-363 | Miscellaneous provisions. |