No person shall appear as a contestant in any amateur boxing contest who has received any compensation or reward, except for actual expenses or trophies, in any form, for displaying, exercising, or giving any example of his or her skill in knowledge of boxing exercises, or for rendering services of any kind to any boxing organization, or to any person or persons as trainer, coach, instructor or otherwise, or who shall have been employed in any manner professionally by reason of his or her boxing skill or knowledge.
Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial ArtsAmateur Boxing
Section § 18750
This law says that if you've been paid for boxing in any way besides covering your expenses or receiving a trophy, you can't compete as an amateur boxer. This also applies if you've been hired because of your boxing skills, whether as a performer, coach, or any kind of trainer.
amateur boxing contestant eligibility compensation prohibition
Section § 18751
This law states that in amateur boxing contests, each contestant can only be awarded a maximum of $500. Additionally, the money from ticket sales or any other fees for the event cannot be paid to the contestants in any way.
Except as provided in Section 18752, only an award may be given to each contestant in any amateur boxing contest which does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500). No portion of an admission fee or fees charged or received for any boxing contest shall be paid or given, either directly or indirectly, to any contestant in an amateur boxing contest.
amateur boxing contestant award $500 limit
Section § 18752
Without getting written permission from the commission first, a promoter can’t pay a coach, trainer, or manager of an amateur boxer any money, except for travel and daily expenses related to the boxing event. If they do pay beyond these expenses, it’s considered a misdemeanor.
Unless the written permission of the commission is first obtained, it is a misdemeanor for any promoter to pay or cause to be paid to any coach, trainer, or manager of any amateur boxer participating in a contest, any sum of money other than the actual traveling and per diem expenses incurred by such coach, trainer, or manager and amateur boxer in traveling to and from their respective residences to the boxing contest in an amount to be determined by the commission.
promoter amateur boxer coach payment
Section § 18755
This law states that in amateur boxing contests, contestants can only use specific types of bandages on their hands and arms. These include soft surgical bandages that are up to two inches wide and no more than ten yards long for each hand. Additionally, they can use a strip of surgeon’s tape, no wider than 1.5 inches, placed on the wrist area and crossing the back of the hand but must stay at least one inch away from the knuckles.
No contestant in an amateur boxing contest shall use any bandage on his or her hand or arm except soft surgical bandages not over two inches wide and ten yards in length for each hand, and one winding of surgeon’s adhesive tape not over 11/2 inches wide placed directly on the hand to protect that part of the hand near the wrist. This may cross the back of the hand twice, but not extend within one inch of the knuckles.
amateur boxing hand bandages soft surgical bandages
Section § 18756
Amateur boxing matches can't exceed four rounds of two minutes each or three rounds of three minutes each. Boxers also get a one-minute break between rounds.
No amateur boxing contest shall be more than four rounds of not more than two minutes each, or three rounds of three minutes each, in length.
There shall be one minute rest between rounds.
amateur boxing boxing contest round duration
Section § 18757
In amateur boxing contests, if a representative from the boxing commission thinks the fighters are mismatched, or if there's a risk of serious injury to a fighter, they must stop the match. They can also enlist help from police or other citizens if needed to enforce this decision.
At every amateur boxing contest, any representative of the commission shall stop the contest whenever it appears that the contestants are unevenly matched, either of them has been seriously injured, or that there is danger that either of them will be seriously injured if the contest continues. The person may call to his or her assistance in enforcing an order to stop the contest, as many peace officers or able-bodied citizens of the state as may be necessary.
amateur boxing unevenly matched seriously injured
