Section 0780-05-01-.31 - FEMALE BOXING(1) Bouts between contestants of opposite sexes are prohibited.(2) Female boxers shall be subject to provisions of this chapter; except, however, that female contestants shall wear:(a) gloves weighing not less than ten (10) ounces; and(b) pelvic area protector and breast protector.(3) A pre-fight examination of a female contestant should include abdominal, breast, and pelvic examinations. Any female contestant shall provide the examining physician with the results of a pregnancy test performed on the contestant within the previous fourteen (14) days. If such results are positive, that contestant shall not be permitted to compete.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-01-.31
Original rule filed June 22, 1984; effective July 22, 1984.Authority: T.C.A. § 68-50-207.