Section 29-143j-55a - Gloves(a) All gloves for professional boxers shall be new for all main and semi-final bouts and for all bouts scheduled for ten rounds or more. The promoter shall furnish all gloves. All gloves shall be approved by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative. In all professional boxing bouts, gloves shall have the distal portion of the thumb attached to the body of the glove and gloves shall weigh at least eight ounces. The laces of each glove shall be knotted on the back of the wrist, secured with a strip of moisture-resistant adhesive tape placed over each knotted lace and then approved and marked by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.(b) All gloves for mixed martial arts competitors shall be new for all main and semi-final bouts and for all bouts scheduled for more than three rounds. The promoter shall furnish all gloves. All gloves shall be approved by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative. In all professional mixed martial arts bouts, gloves shall weigh at least four ounces. In all amateur mixed martial arts, gloves shall weigh at least six ounces. The wrist fastener for each glove shall be secured with a strip of moisture-resistant adhesive tape placed over each fastener and then approved and marked by the commissioner or such commissioner's authorized representative.(c) Any gloves found to be twisted, manipulated, altered, damaged, ill-fitted or defective shall not be used for competition and replaced before the contest or exhibition begins.(d) In all contests or exhibitions, gloves shall be placed on the contestant's hands in the dressing room and taken off in the presence of the commissioner or commissioner's authorized representative.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 29-143j-55a
Effective November 6, 2015