Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 92 - Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
Chapter 10 - Rules For Boxing And Other Activities
Subchapter 3 - Boxing and Kickboxing Participants
Section 92:10-3-13 - Seconds

(a) No licensed second shall act as a second at any boxing, mixed martial arts, elimination tournaments, or kickboxing match in this State unless the match is held in accordance with the rules of this Chapter.

(b) Seconds must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(c) Each participant shall be allowed no more than four seconds, one of whom shall be designated the chief second. The chief second shall be in charge of the participant's corner and be responsible for the conduct of all seconds, and shall be held responsible for any violation committed by any second. All seconds shall adhere to direction given by the Commission. Seconds shall not interfere with the Commission Inspectors' duties, use foul language, or threaten physical harm.

(d) The chief second of any participant shall have at the ringside a stool, a pair of scissors, a towel, a clean water bucket, a container of drinking water and/or electrolyte drinks, and tape and bandages.

(e) First aid and other ring equipment of a second shall in all cases and at all times before, during, and after use, be available for inspection by the physician and the Commission whose decision shall be final as to the propriety of its use.

(f) Seconds shall not by word or action attempt to heckle or annoy his participant's opponent. Seconds shall not knock or pound on the ring floor.

(g) No second shall attempt to render aid to a participant who has been counted out during the course of a match before the physician has examined the participant.

(h) If any second enters the ring during any bout, the participant of that second shall lose the bout by disqualification. If a second mounts the ring apron during any bout, the participant of that second shall lose the bout by technical knockout (TKO).

(i) The excessive or undue spraying of water on any fighter between rounds is prohibited.

(j) Only one second shall be allowed in the ring. No second shall enter the ring until the bell indicates the end of a round. The second shall leave the ring at the sound of the timekeeper's whistle, which indicates ten (10) seconds remain before the start of the next round. Prior to the beginning of each round, the entire ring platform and ropes shall be cleared of all obstructions, including buckets, stools, towels, and other articles; and none of these articles shall again be placed on the ring platform until the bell has sounded indicating the end of the round.