Code of Massachusetts Regulations
523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION)
Title 523 CMR 23.00 - Southeast Asian Kickboxing
Section 23.30 - Procedure When an Unarmed Combatant Has Fallen Through or Been Knocked Through the Ropes

Universal Citation: 523 MA Code of Regs 523.23

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) An unarmed combatant who has been knocked or has fallen through the ropes and over the edge of the ring platform during a contest or exhibition:

(a) May be helped back by anyone except his or her seconds or manager; and

(b) Shall be given 20 seconds to return to the ring.

(2) An unarmed combatant who has been knocked or has fallen on the ring platform outside the ropes, but not over the edge of the ring platform:

(a) May not be helped back by anyone, including, without limitation, his or her seconds or manager; and

(b) Will be given ten seconds to regain his or her feet and get back into the ring.

(3) If the seconds or manager of the unarmed combatant who has been knocked or has fallen pursuant to 523 CMR 23.30(1) and (2) helps the unarmed combatant back into the ring, such help may be cause for disqualification.

(4) When one unarmed combatant has fallen through the ropes, the other unarmed combatant shall retire to the farthest corner and stay there until ordered to continue the contest or exhibition by the referee.

(5) A downed combatant who deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent from the ring, or who hits him or her when he or she is partly out of the ring and is prevented by the ropes from assuming a position of defense, may be penalized. A downed combatant shall be deemed to be down when:

(a) Any part of his or her body other than his or her feet is on the floor; or

(b) He or she is hanging over the ropes without the ability to protect himself or herself and he or she cannot fall to the floor.

(6) A referee may count an unarmed combatant out if the unarmed combatant is on the floor or is being held up by the ropes.

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