Sec. 4.
(a) An
individual who seeks to participate as a fighter at an event must first obtain
a license as a professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist under IC
4-33-22 and this article.
(b) An
applicant for a professional boxer or professional mixed martial artist's
license must submit the following:
(1) The
appropriate completed application form.
(2) A clear photocopy of the applicant's
active federal or national identification card issued by another state,
country, or tribal nation.
(3) From
a physician, a written statement, not more than one (1) year old from the date
of the event in which the applicant seeks to participate, on a form prescribed
by the commission, that affirms that the applicant has undergone a thorough
medical examination and is physically fit and qualified to participate in the
bout. The physician who conducts the medical examination and affirms the
physical fitness of the applicant must have been licensed in the jurisdiction
in which the medical examination occurred at the time the medical examination
was conducted.
(4) Laboratory
results, not more than one (1) year old from the date of the event in which the
applicant seeks to participate, affirming that the applicant has tested
negative for the presence of the following:
(A) Antibodies to the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
(B) The surface
antigen of the hepatitis B virus.
(C) Antibodies to the hepatitis C
virus.
(5) One (1)
digital photograph of the applicant that shows head and shoulders only, without
a hat, and in a natural pose.
(6)
The required application fee under this rule.
(c) The commission, the executive director,
or the executive director's designee may consider the following to determine
whether issuance of a professional license is appropriate:
(1) For an individual seeking a professional
boxing license, the applicant's previous fighting experience, including whether
the applicant has:
(A) fought a minimum of:
(i) seven (7) amateur bouts; or
(ii) twenty-eight (28) amateur rounds;
or
(B) already received a
professional license in another state, country, or tribal nation.
(2) For an individual seeking a
professional mixed martial artist license, the applicant's previous fighting
experience, including whether the applicant has:
(A) fought a minimum of five (5) sanctioned
amateur bouts; or
(B) already
received a professional license in another state, country, or tribal
nation.
(d) The
application for initial licensure or renewal of licensure must be received by
the executive director or the executive director's designee not less than
forty-eight (48) hours prior to an event in which the applicant wants to
participate as a fighter.
