N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.8.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 15.6.8.16 - BOXING CONTESTANTS

A.Non-main event contestants: All contestants, except main event contestants, participating in the boxing program must report to the designated dressing room of the event premises no later than one half hour before the commencement of the first scheduled boxing contest.

B.Arrival of main event contestants to event city: Not less than 24 hours before the contest, a main event contestant shall report in person to the promoter in the city where the match will take place.

(1) Promoters shall immediately notify the commission that the main event contestants have arrived.

(2) If the bout is of sufficient importance, the contestants shall complete their training in the city concerned. The commission shall determine the number of days required for this purpose.

C.Main event contestants report for event: Main event contestants may report to the contest location no later than one hour before the commencement of the first boxing contest.

D.Confinement to dressing rooms: All contestants will remain in their dressing rooms until ordered to the ring by the commission representative in charge.

E.Physical appearance: Before entering the ring,. Their hair must be trimmed, and when necessary, tied back in such a way as to not cover the contestant's face or to interfere with the vision or safety of either contestant.

F.Contestant's ring costume:

(1) Each contestant on a program must provide himself with a ring costume approved by the commission.

(2) Each contestant's costume must include a foul-proof groin protector of the contestant's own selection, but of a type to be approved by the commission, which will avert any claims of a low blow being made during the contest.

G.Contestant's conduct after boxing contest is finished:

(1) After the decision of any boxing contest has been announced, each contestant and his seconds must leave the ring at once and retire to the contestant's dressing room.

(2) Each contestant is prohibited from indicating in any way to the officials or the spectators his opinion as to whether he won or lost the boxing contest.

N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.8.16

15.6.8.16 NMAC - N, 03-23-2002, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 02, January 30, 2024, eff. 1/30/2024