Code of Maine Rules
99 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
650 - COMBAT SPORTS AUTHORITY OF MAINE (FORMERLY MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AUTHORITY OF MAINE)
Part 2 - Boxing rules
Chapter 6 - RULES GOVERNING PROMOTERS OF BOXING CONTESTS
Section 650-2-6-3 - Duties

Universal Citation: 99 ME Code Rules ยง 650-2-6-3

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. Notify the Authority of Contest Dates and Officials

1. A promoter shall secure the employment of officials for a boxing event from a list of officials maintained by the Authority. The Authority shall provide a current list of officials to promoters upon request.

2. A promoter shall notify the Authority of any proposed boxing event date at least 30 days prior to any such competition. The Authority may, in its discretion and in consideration of other pending or potential requests for event dates, give approval to the promoter's proposal.

3. A promoter shall provide the Authority with a proposed list of officials at least 10 days prior to the date which the Authority has approved for an event. If an official on the promoter's list is not properly certificated, the Authority shall require the promoter to submit the name of an alternate official who is duly certificated.

4. The Authority may approve a promoter's request for an event date change, if it receives such request no later than 45 days in advance of the proposed new date. In considering a request, the Authority may take in to account how that date change will affect the interests of the requesting promoter, other promoters, and other interested persons. Whether to grant a request is wholly a matter of the Authority's discretion. The Authority may require that a new event fee be paid.

B. Ensure Presence of Referees

A promoter shall ensure that all boxing competitions are refereed by individuals certificated by the Authority. The Authority requires that there be two or more referees at each boxing event.

C. Ensure Presence of Attending Physicians

A promoter shall ensure that every boxing event is attended by at least two physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State of Maine and certificated by the Authority. The promoter shall ensure that attending physicians perform all duties required by Authority rules.

D. Ensure Certification of Participants

1. A promoter shall ensure that all event participants are duly certificated before permitting them to participate in any capacity at any boxing event. Promoters will be held liable for all unpaid fees due for certification of participants.

2. Persons without certificates who desire to participate in any way in a boxing event must apply for their certificates using forms furnished to promoters by the Authority. Application must be made as soon as possible, usually no later than 10 days prior to participation in the event.

3. A promoter shall forward to the Authority completed applications and fees for individuals who wish to become authorized participants in any boxing event. Upon approval of the applications and receipt of the fees, the Authority will issue certificates. The Authority may issue a receipt for the fee paid, which will serve as a temporary certificate for ten days.

E. Submit Fight Card for Approval

1. A promoter shall submit to the Authority for its approval a proposed fight card at least 30 days in advance of a scheduled event.

2. A promoter shall notify the Authority immediately of any proposed changes to a fight card. Substitutions may be made only after approval of the Authority or a duly-appointed Authority member. Relevant circumstances considered will include boxers' win/loss records, fighting experience, demonstrated skill, and physical condition. When it approves a match, the Authority will notify the matchmaker and promoter.

F. Make Financial Disclosures to the Authority

1. A promoter shall not receive any compensation related directly or indirectly to a boxing match until she/he provides the Authority:
a. A copy of any written agreement between the promoter and a boxer participating in the match;

b. A statement made under penalty of perjury that there are no other agreements, written or oral, between the promoter and a boxer with respect to that match; and

c. A statement made under penalty of perjury of:
i. All fees, charges, and expenses that will be assessed on the boxer by the promoter or promoter's agent, including any portion of the boxer's purse that the promoter will receive and training expenses;

ii. All payments, gifts, or benefits the promoter is providing to any sanctioning organization affiliated with the event; and

iii. Any reduction in a boxer's purse contrary to a previous agreement between the promoter and the boxer or a purse bid held for the event.

2. A promoter shall not receive any compensation related directly or indirectly to a boxing match until he/she discloses to a boxer promoted:
a. The amounts of any compensation or consideration contracted for the boxer to receive from such match;

b. All fees, charges, and expenses pertaining to the event that will be assessed on the boxer by the promoter or promoter's agent, including any portion of the boxer's purse that the promoter or promoter's agent will receive and training expenses; and

c. Any reduction in a boxer's purse contrary to a previous agreement between the promoter and the boxer or a purse bid held for the event.

A promoter shall make information required to be disclosed under this section available to the Authority and to the Attorney General upon request.

G. Submit a Bout Agreement

No later than 30 days prior to a bout, a promoter shall provide the Authority with a copy of a signed and dated bout agreement for each boxer scheduled to compete. At minimum, a bout agreement must contain the following information:

1. The date, time, and location of the event at which the boxer will compete;

2. The number of rounds in each competition;

3. The date, time, and location of the weigh-in preceding the competition;

4. The weight at which the boxer will fight;

5. The amount of the purse which the boxer will receive; and

6. Any financial set-off from the boxer's purse.

H. Provide Insurance for Events and Participants

At least 30 days prior to a scheduled event, a promoter shall file with the Authority a certificate or certificates of insurance showing event liability coverage for every certificated person who will be participating in the event. Coverage must be to limits of at least $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate for the event. The certificate(s) must show that the promoter is bonded to the Authority for financial obligations set forth in Authority rules. The certificate(s) must also show the existence of accident coverage for all boxers and accident or workers' compensation insurance for all other certificated persons who will be participating in the event.

I. Provide Police and Fire Protection

1. A promoter shall provide adequate police protection at all boxing events. What constitutes adequate protection is solely within the purview of the Authority to determine.

2. A promoter shall obtain a certificate from the local fire chief that the facility where the boxing competition will take place is safe for public use. A promoter shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Authority at least 10 days prior to the date of a scheduled event.

3. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue without adequate police protection or certification from the local fire chief that the scheduled venue is safe.

J. Ensure Presence of an Ambulance

A promoter shall ensure that at least one ambulance is present at all boxing events, from the commencement of the first contest, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last boxer leaves the event venue. No boxing event shall continue, if no ambulance is present.

K. Ensure Presence of Emergency Medical Technicians

A promoter shall ensure that at least two emergency medical technicians ("EMTs") are present at boxing events, from commencement of the first bout, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last boxer leaves the event venue. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue if an EMT leaves the arena and thus reduces the number of EMTs present to fewer than two, until a replacement EMT is present.

L. Provide Emergency Medical Facilities and Equipment

A promoter must provide adequate, Authority-approved medical information, facilities, and equipment, including but not limited to a stretcher and emergency oxygen near the fighting area.

M. Attend Weigh-ins

A promoter or her/his representative shall always be present during a weigh-in to complete all paperwork required by the Authority.

N. Provide Seating for Attending Physicians

A promoter shall provide seating for attending physicians located at or near the boxing ring, preferably on a raised platform, commanding an unobstructed view of the entire fighting area.

O. Provide Seating for Judges

A promoter shall provide judges seating on several sides of the boxing ring, preferably on a raised platform, commanding an unobstructed view of the entire fighting area. The judges shall be isolated from all other attendees by at least the space of one seat on each side and to the rear.

P. Provide Seating for Authority members

A promoter shall provide Authority members ringside seating with an unobstructed view of the entire fighting area.

Q. Provide Public Address Announcer

A promoter shall provide a public-address announcer at all boxing competitions and ensure that the following information is announced over the public-address system or from the center of the boxing ring:

1. Prior to the start of any competition, the names of the referees, judges, physicians, and Authority members in attendance;

2. Prior to the start of any competition, the fact that the event is sanctioned by the Authority; and

3. During the program, any change of officials made.

R. Provide Event Equipment

A promoter shall ensure the provision of all other equipment for the proper conduct of boxing competitions, including, without limitation, the following:

1. Suitable watches for timekeepers and a bell or gong to start and end each round;

2. Gloves approved by the referee and/or the Authority;

3. A clean water bucket and a clean and clear plastic water bottle in each boxer's corner; and

4. An adequate supply of disposable latex laboratory gloves of a type approved by the Authority for use by seconds, referees, attending physicians, inspectors, and other authorized participants.

S. Ensure Timely Arrival of Boxers

A promoter shall ensure that all boxers arrive at the event venue at least two hours prior to the first scheduled bout to be weighed-in, checked by a physician, dressed, and gloved.

T. Ensure Ticket Collection

A promoter shall ensure that all tickets for boxing events are collected in accordance with requirements established by the Authority.

U. Ensure Presence and Compensation of Inspectors

A promoter shall ensure that every boxing event has present the number of inspectors deemed appropriate by the Authority and that those inspectors fulfill to the satisfaction of the Authority obligations set forth in Chapter 10 of these rules. A promoter shall select inspectors from a list of qualified individuals maintained by the Authority and shall ensure that inspectors are paid no less than $75.00 as an initial fee and are paid an additional fee of $15.00 per hour for each hour that an event exceeds five hours in length.

V. Remit Monies to the Authority

No later than three business days after an event, a promoter shall remit to the Authority monies equal to five percent of the value of all tickets distributed for event attendees. The "value of all tickets" means the total amount of money received in payment from attendees or prospective attendees plus the total face value of tickets distributed without receipt of monetary payment to attendees or prospective attendees. "The total face value of tickets distributed without receipt of monetary payment" means the total of usual dollar amounts which would have been required payment for tickets had they been issued in exchange for monetary payment. With the remittance of monies, a promoter shall file with the Authority objectively verifiable documentary proof that the amount remitted is correct. The Authority shall determine the form of such proof.

The Authority may waive a promoter's obligation to remit up to 100 percent of the value of tickets not issued in exchange for monetary payment ("comp tickets"), if it determines that such tickets were issued for a reason justifying waiver, e.g., provision of the tickets to a charitable organization. In determining whether such waiver is justified, the Authority must consider an objectively verifiable accounting for tickets. The promoter is responsible for providing that accounting.

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