Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 92 - Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
Chapter 10 - Rules For Boxing And Other Activities
Subchapter 3 - Boxing and Kickboxing Participants
Section 92:10-3-6 - Boxing and kickboxing referees

(a) The referee is the sole arbiter of a bout and is the only individual authorized to stop a bout. The referee is charged with the enforcement of all Commission rules that apply to the conduct of the event and the conduct of the participant and participant's second(s) while the participant is in the ring. Before the Commission issues a referee's license, the applicant must certify that the applicant has read the Act and these rules. The Commission may require that the applicant take and pass a written test, to be conducted by the Commission covering the Act, this Chapter, and the rules of the sport as published by national or international sanctioning bodies for the sport of boxing, as designated by the Commission. Referees shall not wear spectacles, unless they are of the sport-style goggles or contacts, while refereeing.

(b) Before starting each bout, the referee shall check with each judge and the timekeeper to determine if each is ready. He will also obtain the name of the chief second in each corner. The referee shall require that the chief second control the activities in that participant's corner under the rules of this chapter.

(c) The Commission shall name the referee and its decision shall be final.

(d) The referee shall stop an event if the referee deems advisable when:

(e) In the event of cuts or injuries, the referee shall summon the ringside physician for a recommendation regarding the potential health risk to the participant.

(f) The referee shall inspect the gloves and hand wraps of the participants in all events and make sure that no foreign substances detrimental to an opponent have been applied to the gloves or bodies of the participants. In preliminary events to the main event when the participants' gloves are adjusted in the dressing rooms, the referee will inspect the gloves, hand wraps and bodies of the participants.

(g) The referee shall warn the chief second of violations of any rules relating to seconds. If the chief second does not comply with the requirements of the referee, the referee shall warn the chief second that further violations will result in disqualification of the participant, referral to the Commission for action for the suspension or discipline of the second's license, and removal of the chief second and other officials in violation of the rules from the ring for the remainder of the event at the discretion of the referee.

(h) The referee shall instruct judges to mark their scorecards accordingly when assessing a foul upon one (1) of the participants. The referee shall deliver the scorecards to the inspector. When picking up the scorecards from the judges, the referee shall see to it that the cards are computed, winners name is circled and the judge's name is entered. If not, the judges should be instructed to complete the scorecards correctly.

(i) The referee shall ensure that an event moves to its proper completion. It should be stopped or completed, not delayed, except in cases of damaging fouls. Delaying or avoiding tactics, or both, should be avoided and the participant who employs these tactics should be penalized in the scoring.