W. Va. Code R. § 177-2-42

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 177-2-42 - Referee's License

42.1. Qualifications. -- Referees shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions.

42.2. Prohibitions. -- No person who is, directly or indirectly, interested in the management of a contestant, or who is an individual promoter, or stockholder in, or an employee of a corporation, or interested in an unincorporated club or association engaged in the promotion of an event, shall be permitted to referee said event.

42.3. Powers of the referee. -- After a match starts, the referee has the power to declare a match "No Contest," and order the purse held, pending the decision of the Commission. The referee shall immediately make a report to the Commission. The referee may stop a match if, in his or her opinion, a contestant is badly outclassed, injured, or the referee may temporarily stop a match and consult the examining physician on the advisability of stopping the contest in the case where a contestant appears to be injured. The referee is empowered to enforce discipline and the rules pertaining to the conduct and behavior of contestants and seconds.

42.4. Duties of referee.

42.4.a. General. -- Subject to the supervision of Commission members or Deputy Commissioners, the chief official of the match is the referee who has general supervision over matches.

42.4.b. Ascertainment of seconds. -- The referee shall, before starting a match, ascertain from each contestant the name of his chief second and shall hold the chief second responsible for the conduct of his assistant seconds during the progress of the contest.

42.4.c. Instructions. -- The referee shall call contestants together in the cage before each match for the final instructions at which time each contestant shall be accompanied by only his chief second.

42.5. Referee's inspection. -- The referee shall inspect the hand wraps and the gloves and make sure that no grease or other foreign substances have been applied to either the gloves or the bodies of the contestants to the detriment of the opponent.

42.6. Referee's uniform. -- Referees shall wear official uniforms as authorized by the Commission.

W. Va. Code R. § 177-2-42