Section R457-1-607 - Boxing - Procedure After Knockout or Contestant Sustaining Damaging Head Blows(1) A contestant who has lost by a technical knockout may not fight again for a period of 30 calendar days or until the contestant has submitted to a medical examination. The Commission may require such physical exams as necessary.(2) A ringside physician shall examine a contestant who has been knocked out in a contest or a contestant whose fight has been stopped by the referee because the contestant received hard blows to the head that made the contestant defenseless or incapable of continuing immediately after the knockout or stoppage. The ringside physician may order post-fight neurological examinations, which may include computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed on the contestant immediately after the contestant leaves the location of the contest. The ringside physician shall forward all post-fight neurological examination results to the Commission as soon as possible.(3) The ringside physician shall submit a report that records the amount of punishment a fighter absorbed to the Commission within 24 hours of the end of the fight.(4) A ringside physician may require any contestant who has sustained a severe injury or knockout in a bout to have a thorough examination by a physician within 24 hours of the bout. The physician shall submit the physician's findings to the Commission. Upon the physician's recommendation, the Commission may prohibit the contestant from boxing until the contestant recovers and may extend any such suspension imposed.(5) All medical reports that are submitted to the Commission relative to a physical examination or the condition of a contestant shall be confidential and shall be open for examination only by the Commission and the licensed contestant upon the contestant's request to examine the records or upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.(6)(a) A contestant who has been knocked out or who received excessive hard blows to the head that made the contestant defenseless or incapable of continuing may not be permitted to take part in competitive or noncompetitive boxing for a period of not less than 60 days. Noncompetitive boxing shall include any contact training in the gymnasium.(b) The contestant's manager and seconds have the responsibility to assure that the contestant complies with the rule in this subsection.(c) Violation of this rule could result in the indefinite suspension of the contestant and the contestant's manager or second.(7) A contestant may not resume boxing after any period of rest prescribed in Subsections R457-1-613(1) and (6), unless following a neurological examination, a physician certifies the contestant as fit to take part in competitive boxing. Failure to secure and return to the Commission, a certified examination clearing the contestant as fit to compete, by a physician before resuming boxing, shall result in an automatic suspension.(8) A contestant who has lost six consecutive fights cannot compete again until the Commission has reviewed the results of the six fights or the contestant has submitted to a medical examination by a physician.(9) A contestant who has suffered a detached retina shall result in an automatic suspension. The Commission may not reinstate the contestant until the contestant submits a medical certified examination by an ophthalmologist clearing the contestant fit to compete.(10) A contestant who is prohibited from boxing in other states or jurisdictions due to medical reasons shall be prohibited from boxing in accordance with this rule. The Commission shall consider the contestant's entire professional record regardless of the state or country in which the contestant's fights occurred.(11) A contestant or the contestant's manager shall report any change in the contestant's medical condition that may affect the contestant's ability to fight safely.(12) The Commission may, at any time, require current medical information on any contestant.Utah Admin. Code R457-1-607
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-17, effective 8/18/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/20/2024