Indiana Administrative Code
Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION
Article 24 - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Rule 4 - Professional Boxing
Section 4-3 - Fighting area requirements
Universal Citation: 68 IN Admin Code 4-3
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-22-12
Affected: IC 4-33-22
Sec. 3.
(a) Bouts must be held in a ringed fighting area.
(b) A ringed fighting area must meet the following requirements:
(1) The fighting area
floor must:
(A) be:
(i) not less than sixteen (16) feet by
sixteen (16) feet; and
(ii) not more
than twenty (20) feet by twenty (20) feet; when measured inside the line of the
ropes;
(B) extend at
least two (2) feet beyond the ropes;
(C) be not more than four (4) feet above the
floor of the building;
(D) be
padded with ensolite or similar closed-cell foam, with at least one (1) inch
layer of foam padding; and
(E) be
clear of obstructions or objects.
(2) The fighting area must have three (3)
sets of suitable steps, with one (1) set located in each of the following:
(A) the red corner;
(B) the blue corner; and
(C) one (1) neutral corner.
(3) One (1) of the corners must
have a blue designation, and the corner directly across must have a red
designation.
(4) Ring posts must
be:
(A) made of metal, extending from the
floor of the building to a minimum height of fifty-eight (58) inches above the
fighting area floor;
(B) padded in
a manner approved by a commission representative; and
(C) a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches away
from the ring ropes.
(5)
There must be four (4) ring ropes:
(A) wrapped
in a soft material;
(B) not less
than one (1) inch in diameter; and
(C) with spacing of:
(i) not less than twelve (12) inches apart;
and
(ii) not more than fourteen
(14) inches apart.
(c) Fighting area specifications:
(1) must be approved; and
(2) may be altered; by a commission
representative.
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