Or. Admin. Code § 230-060-0070

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 230-060-0070 - Boxer-Promoter Contract Provisions

(1) No verbal or written agreement other than a contract on the Superintendent's official form shall be accepted by the Director.

(2) No contract between a promoter and a manager or boxer shall be enforced by the Superintendent until all contracts between the promoter and the contestants for any particular match are filed with the Director and meet the requirements of these rules and the provisions of the code applicable to professional boxing.

(3) Contracts are prohibited wherein a certain sum other than federal, state or local government taxes is taken by the promoter from the gate receipts or, where applicable, receipts from the sale, lease, transfer, or other exploitation of broadcasting and television rights, before a boxer is paid a percentage of the balance of said receipts for the boxer's services. Deductions may be allowed only if the amount to be deducted is clearly specified and itemized in the contract signed by the club with the boxer. If the Superintendent determines that the deductions are not sufficiently itemized and specific, the superintendent may disallow such deductions.

(4) Contracts containing "blanket contracts" or options on a boxer's services relating to activities other than the immediate event shall not be approved.

(5) Contracts containing provisions wherein a boxer agrees to accept a certain percentage for the boxer's services with the understanding that at the same time the boxer is to pay his or her opponent a stipulated amount of this percentage will not be approved.

(6) Contracts between a boxer and promoter shall contain the following provision:

"Boxer and promoter agree and understand that in no event will promoter honor any assignments executed by boxer which will cause the compensation to be paid to boxer by promoter to be any less than 66-2/3% of the gross purse to be paid boxer nor will any deductions from the gross purse occur which will bring the compensation paid to boxer to a level below 66-2/3% of said gross purse".

(7) When a manager is not present at the contest where the manager's boxer is performing, before said boxer may lawfully contract for the boxer's own services, it shall be necessary that the boxer:

(a) Present written authorization from the boxer's manager to sign the contract for the fight;

(b) Present written authorization from the boxer's manager to receive the purse.

(8) In case managerial authority is temporarily transferred to another person acting as manager, the acting manager shall:

(a) Hold a valid manager's license;

(b) Present a written agreement, signed by both the boxer and the existing manager;

(c) File a copy of such written agreement of transfer of authority with the Director for approval.

(9) Managers are prohibited from signing a fight contract for the appearance of any boxer when the manager does not have a written contract on file with the Director for said boxer.

(10) Manager shall send written notification to the Director immediately upon the termination of a contract with a boxer.

(11) If the boxer and promoter agree that the promoter shall pay the boxer's travel expenses, such agreement must be reflected in the contract or the Superintendent will take no steps to enforce the agreement.

Or. Admin. Code § 230-060-0070

BWC 1-1988, f. 3-22-88, cert. ef. 3-29-88; BWC 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-20-91; BWC 1-1995, f. 10-10-95, cert. ef. 10-13-95

Stat. Auth.: ORS 463.113 & ORS 463.185

Stats. Implemented: ORS 463.113 & ORS 463.185