SPS 192.27(9)
(9) There may not be a difference of more than 7 pounds between weight classes from welterweight up to the light heavyweight class for boxers competing in two different weight classes.
SPS 192.27(10)
(10) There may not be a difference of more than 12 pounds between a boxer in the cruiserweight division competing against a boxer in the heavyweight division.
SPS 192.27 Note
Example: A boxer weighing 134 pounds in the bantamweight class may not compete against an opponent who weighs more than 137 pounds in the featherweight class. A boxer weighing 184 pounds in the middleweight class may not compete against an opponent who weighs more than 191 pounds in the light heavyweight class.
SPS 192.27(11)
(11) A one-pound weight variance is allowed for all weight classes for all bouts except title bouts and catch-weight bouts.
SPS 192.27(12)
(12) A boxer in the welterweight class or lower may not lose more than 2 pounds within 1 hour. A contestant above the welterweight class may not lose more than 3 pounds within 1 hour.
SPS 192.27(13)
(13) Weight allowances between weight classes do not apply to contestants in a title bout.
SPS 192.27(14)
(14) The final agreement between a boxer and a promoter shall be provided to the department no later than 4 business days before the official weigh-in.
SPS 192.27(15)
(15) Contestants who fail to arrive at their report time for weigh-in will be subject to a suspension of up to 120 days, as reported in the Association of Boxing Commissions' national database.
SPS 192.27(16)
(16) Contestants who fail to make their contracted weight within 1 hour of their official weigh-in will be subject to a suspension of up to 120 days, as reported in the Association of Boxing Commissions' national database.
SPS 192.27 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.28
SPS 192.28 Fouls. The following are fouls:
SPS 192.28(1)
(1) Hitting below the belt; and holding, tripping, or kicking.
SPS 192.28(2)
(2) A hit or blow with the head, shoulder, forearm, elbow, knee, or foot; pressing with arm or elbow in an opponent's face or neck; or pressing the head of the opponent back over the ropes.
SPS 192.28(3)
(3) Hitting with an open glove, the inside of the glove, or the wrist or side of the hand.
SPS 192.28(4)
(4) A hit that lands on the back of the opponent, and especially any blow on the back of the neck, or head or kidney caused by the boxer administering the punch.
SPS 192.28(5)
(5) A blow which is delivered during or at the end of a 360-degree pivot.
SPS 192.28(6)
(6) Attacking while holding the ropes or making any unfair use of the ropes.
SPS 192.28(7)
(7) Wrestling, holding, or deliberately maintaining a clinch.
SPS 192.28(8)
(8) Attacking an opponent who is down or who is in the act of rising.
SPS 192.28(12)
(12) Ducking below the belt of the opponent in a manner dangerous to the opponent.
SPS 192.28(13)
(13) Defending oneself passively by means of double cover or falling intentionally to avoid a blow.
SPS 192.28(15)
(15) Attempting to strike an opponent immediately after the referee has ordered “Break" or before taking a step back.
SPS 192.28(16)
(16) Assaulting or behaving in an aggressive manner towards a referee.
SPS 192.28 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.29
SPS 192.29 Injuries sustained by fouls. SPS 192.29(1)(a)(a) If an intentional foul causes an injury and the injured boxer is not able to continue, the boxer causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.
SPS 192.29(1)(b)
(b) If an intentional foul causes an injury and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee shall notify the boxer and the judges that 2 points shall be deducted from the score of the boxer who caused the foul.
SPS 192.29(1)(c)
(c) If an intentional foul causes an injury and the injury results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the injured boxer shall win by technical decision if the boxer is ahead on the scorecards, or the bout shall result in a technical draw if the injured boxer is behind on the scorecards.
SPS 192.29(1)(d)
(d) If a boxer is injured while attempting to intentionally foul an opponent, the referee shall consider the injury the same as one produced by a fair blow.
SPS 192.29(2)(a)(a) If an accidental foul occurs before the completion of 4 rounds of a bout and the injured boxer is not able to continue the fight, the fight shall be declared a no contest.
SPS 192.29(2)(b)
(b) If an accidental foul occurs after the completion of 4 rounds of a bout and the fouled boxer is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout as a technical knock-out and the boxer who is ahead on points shall be declared the winner. In determining the points, the judges shall score the completed rounds and the incomplete round. If no action has occurred in an incomplete round, the round shall be scored as an even round.
SPS 192.29(2)(c)
(c) When a boxer is not able to continue boxing, the referee shall stop the action and inform the department representative or inspector, the judges, and both boxers that the foul was accidental. If in the later rounds the injury has worsened as a result of legal blows, and the injured boxer is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout based on the completed rounds and the incomplete round.
SPS 192.29(2)(d)
(d) The referee, in consultation with the ringside physician, shall allow an injured boxer up to 5 minutes to recover from an accidental foul.
SPS 192.29(2)(e)
(e) A boxer who is hit with an accidental low blow shall continue after a reasonable amount of time, not exceeding 5 minutes, or the boxer shall lose the bout. If a boxer is hit with an accidental low blow, the referee shall stop the action in a bout and inform the judges of any deduction of points made by the referee.
SPS 192.29 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.30
SPS 192.30 Procedures after knock-downs. SPS 192.30(1)(1)
When down. A boxer is considered down if any of the following occur:
SPS 192.30(1)(a)
(a) The boxer touches the floor with any part of the body other than the feet as the result of a blow or series of blows.
SPS 192.30(1)(b)
(b) The boxer hangs helplessly on the ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows.
SPS 192.30(1)(c)
(c) The boxer is outside or partly outside the ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows.
SPS 192.30(1)(d)
(d) Following a hard punch, the boxer has not fallen and is not lying on the ropes, but is in a semi-conscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the referee, continue the bout.
SPS 192.30(2)
(2)
Neutral corner. When a boxer is down, the opponent shall go at once to the neutral corner as designated by the referee. The bout may not continue until the command “Box” is given by the referee. If the opponent does not go to the neutral corner on command the count under sub.
(3) shall be stopped until the opponent has done so. The counting shall then be continued where it has been interrupted.
SPS 192.30(3)(a)(a) When a boxer is down, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer went down and the time of counting “one."
SPS 192.30(3)(b)
(b) Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a mandatory 8 count and shall continue to count to 10 if the downed boxer is not able to continue fighting after the mandatory 8 count. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, and shall indicate each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the boxer who has been knocked down is aware of the count. The referee shall continue counting, even if the bell sounds, indicating the end of the round.
SPS 192.30(4)
(4)
Mandatory 8 count. When a boxer is down as the result of a blow, the bout may not be continued until the referee has reached the count of 8, even if the boxer is ready to continue before then. If, after the count of 8 has been reached, the boxer immediately falls again without having received a fresh blow, the boxer shall lose the bout by a decision of knock-out.
SPS 192.30(5)
(5)
Both boxers down. If both boxers go down at the same time, counting shall be continued as long as one of them is still down. If both boxers remain down until the count of “10", the bout shall be stopped and the decision given in accordance with the points awarded up to the time of the knock-down.
SPS 192.30(6)
(6)
Failure to box. A boxer who fails to resume boxing immediately after the termination of the rest interval, who sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, or who, when knocked down by a fair blow, fails to resume within 10 seconds, shall lose the bout. A referee may not give a standing 8 count.
SPS 192.30(7)
(7)
Three knockdowns. The referee may not stop a bout solely because a boxer has been knocked down 3 times in one round.
SPS 192.30(8)
(8)
Twenty-second count. When a boxer is knocked out of the ring, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer was knocked out of the ring and the time of counting “one." Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a 20-second count to the boxer. The boxer shall return to the ring without assistance from the boxer's seconds. Otherwise, the referee shall disqualify the boxer.
SPS 192.30 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.31(1)(1)
Procedure. If a boxer has been knocked out in a bout as the result of head blows or received serious head blows, the boxer shall be examined by a ringside physician immediately. If the ringside physician determines that the boxer may have received head injuries, the ringside physician shall give the boxer a head injury slip meeting the requirements under s.
SPS 192.33 and explain its meaning.
SPS 192.31(2)
(2)
Periods of rest required after knock-out or technical knockout. SPS 192.31(2)(a)(a) A boxer who is knocked out during a bout may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of at least 60 days from the date of the bout. A boxer whose bout was terminated by a technical knock-out may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of at least 30 days from the date of the bout.
SPS 192.31(2)(b)
(b) A boxer who, twice in a period of 3 months, has been knocked out may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring during a period of 6 months from the second bout.
SPS 192.31(2)(c)
(c) A boxer who has been knocked out 3 times in a period of 12 months may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of one year from the third knock-out.
SPS 192.31(2)(d)
(d) Before resuming unarmed combat after any of the periods of rest prescribed in par.
(a), a boxer shall satisfy any requirements imposed by the department.
SPS 192.31(2)(e)
(e) The requirements and conditions under pars.
(a) and
(d) apply to knock-outs and technical knock-outs in bouts that occurred in this state. The requirements and conditions under pars.
(b) and
(c) apply to knock-outs and technical knock-outs regardless of whether the bouts occurred in this state or another jurisdiction.
SPS 192.31 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.32
SPS 192.32 Attending a boxer injured or knocked out. SPS 192.32(1)(1)
In the event of a knockout or serious injury, the referee shall immediately request the ringside physician to check the boxer's condition and to render aid if necessary. A ringside physician shall enter the ring immediately if a bout ends in a knock-out or if it is stopped because of an injury.
SPS 192.32(2)
(2) The attending ringside physician may, on the physician's initiative, enter the ring between rounds and, at the request of the referee, during the round for the purpose of examining an injured boxer. If in the opinion of the ringside physician a boxer is in danger of further physical injury, the ringside physician shall notify the referee to terminate the bout. The injured boxer shall lose the bout by a technical knock-out, unless a fight is terminated under s.
SPS 192.29 (1) (a), results in a technical draw under s.
SPS 192.29 (1) (c), or is declared a no contest under s.
SPS 192.29 (2).
SPS 192.32(3)
(3) In the event of any serious injury, the ringside physician shall immediately render treatment and prescribe further treatment if necessary.
SPS 192.32(4)
(4) Any boxer who sustains a severe injury or a knock-out in a bout shall follow the instructions of the attending ringside physician until the boxer's personal physician is available.
SPS 192.32(5)
(5) A boxer who has been knocked out may not be touched, except for removal of the mouthpiece, until the attending ringside physician enters the ring and personally attends the boxer and issues any instructions the ringside physician deems necessary.
SPS 192.32 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.33
SPS 192.33 Head injury slip. A head injury slip shall provide instruction to immediately contact a physician if any of the following symptoms occur:
SPS 192.33(2)
(2) Increasing drowsiness or loss of consciousness following the bout. The head injury slip shall instruct the boxer to awaken every 2 hours during the night following the bout to check for symptoms under this subsection.
SPS 192.33(9)
(9) Oozing of blood or watery fluid from the ears or nose.
SPS 192.33 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.34(1)(1)
All boxers shall wear a mouthpiece during competition. The round may not begin without the mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the referee shall call time and have the mouthpiece replaced at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action. The referee may deduct points or disqualify a contestant if the mouthpiece is repeatedly dislodged or it is judged the mouthpiece is being purposely spit out.
SPS 192.34(2)
(2) Professional boxers, other than those participating in an exhibition bout, may not wear head gear. Boxers participating in an exhibition bout shall wear competition headgear weighing between 10 and 12 ounces that has been approved by USA Boxing, Incorporated or the commissioner or department representative. Headgear may include cheek protectors. Karate foam dipped style headgear, headgear with a jaw bar or face guard, and heavily padded training or sparring headgear are prohibited.
