Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) No boxer, mixed martial artist, promoter,
manager, second/trainer, matchmaker, referee, judge, or timekeeper, shall
engage, in any way, either directly or indirectly, in professional boxing or
professional mixed martial arts contests or exhibitions in this State unless he
or she shall have first procured the appropriate license or permit from the
Commission.
(b) No promoter shall
engage, directly or indirectly, in the promotion of any professional wrestling
exhibition in this State unless he or she shall have first procured an
appropriate license or permit from the Commission.
(c) No sanctioning entity shall engage,
directly or indirectly, in the oversight, conduct or authorization of any
combative sport match or exhibition in this State unless it shall have first
procured the appropriate license and authorization from the
Commission.
(d) The following
definitions shall be applicable:
(1)
"Professional boxing" shall mean any boxing match or exhibition featuring a
combatant who is a professional, as defined in subdivision 6 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(2)
"Professional mixed martial arts" shall mean any mixed martial arts match or
exhibition featuring a combatant who is a professional, as defined in
subdivision 6 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(3)
"Professional combative sports" shall mean any match or exhibition of an
authorized combative sport featuring a combatant who is a professional, as
defined in subdivision 6 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(4)
"Amateur boxing" shall mean any boxing match or exhibition featuring combatants
who are both amateurs, as defined in subdivision 1 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(5)
"Amateur mixed martial arts" shall mean any mixed martial arts match or
exhibition featuring combatants who are both amateurs, as defined in
subdivision 1 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(6)
"Amateur combative sports" shall mean any match or exhibition of an authorized
combative sport featuring combatants who are both amateurs, as defined in
subdivision 1 of Section
1000 of
the General Business Law.
(7)
"Match, bout, or contest" shall mean any combative sport competition in which
two combatants engage against each other in bona fide athletic competition with
the understanding that the final result of the contest shall be counted toward
their official records.
(8)
"Exhibition" shall mean an engagement in which participants display their skill
against one another for other than training purposes in a format resembling
that of a match with the understanding that the final result of the competition
will not be counted toward their official records, and where the final outcome
and maneuvers used in the display are not prohibited from being rehearsed and
predetermined by the participants and the associated promoter.
(9) "Contact sparring" shall mean practice
boxing, practice mixed martial arts, or other practice combative sport
conducted between two participants for training purposes in which blows are
landed to the head or body of both participants in an manner intended to mimic
those that may be attempted in a match, whether or not headgear is
used.
(10) "Card or event" shall
mean all matches and exhibitions scheduled to occur as part of a program of
matches and exhibitions put on by a promoter to which a single ticket
authorizes entry.
(11) "Combatant,
contestant, or participant" shall mean a participant fighter in a combative
sport match or exhibition.
(12)
"Purse or Ring Earnings" shall mean any financial guarantee, payments, or
remuneration of any kind including prizes, win bonuses or shares of any payment
received for ticket sales, broadcasting or streaming rights provided to a
combatant in a match or exhibition.
