N.J.A.C. 13:46 — RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES (Subchapter 1 to 24B)

After contestants and their chief seconds are in the ring, the boxing announcer shall announce the names of the contestants, their correct weights and other matters as may be directed by the Commissioner's representative. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-10.3

Boxing announcers shall announce the referee's decisions at the end of contests and in the event of knockouts, the time of same and the round of occurrence. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-10.4

(a) Announcers must not in any way by word or action attempt to show any partisanship inside or outside the ring. (b) They must remain seated in place and be silent except when making official announcements. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-10.5

Boxing announcers must not at any time introduce from any ring any boxer or other person who is under suspension. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-10.6

At the conclusion of a boxing bout, the announcer shall obtain the decision from the Commissioner or his representative and shall announce the decision from the ring. The manner of the announcement shall be directed by the Commissioner. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-10.7 Amended…

Timekeepers for combative sports in New Jersey shall be appointed and licensed by the Commissioner. Timekeepers are at-will employees of the Board and, notwithstanding the procedure enumerated at N.J.A.C. 13:46-4.14, may have their licenses revoked or their renewal applications d…

(a) The compensation to timekeepers shall be paid by the promoter conducting the event and shall be $ 300.00. The Commissioner may increase the above compensation fee based upon consideration of the following factors: whether the regulated event includes a championship contest, n…

A timekeeper shall have an accurate stop-watch that shall have been properly examined and certified by a competent watchmaker. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-11.2

(a) A timekeeper shall limit each round of boxing to three minutes, provided, however, that in any boxing contest between female competitors, each round shall be limited to two minutes. (b) Each rest period between rounds shall last 60 seconds. This period may be extended by the …

Ten seconds before the beginning of each round the timekeeper shall give to the seconds of the contestants by sounding a signal. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-11.4

In the event a boxing contest terminates before the scheduled limit of rounds, the timekeeper shall inform the announcer of the exact duration of the contest. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-11.5

A timekeeper shall be equipped with a metal hammer or mallet and shall be seated close to the bell at ringside. Adequate space must be provided to allow the timekeeper complete freedom of motion. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-11.6

Except for the official five-second signal, a timekeeper at a boxing match must not give any signal or information on the duration of any round in progress in any contest. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-11.7 Amended by R.1998 d.328, effective 7/6/1998. See: 29 New Jersey Register…

If a boxing bout shall terminate between rounds by decision of the referee and the bell has not sounded for the next round, the boxer will be considered knocked out in the round just concluded; if the bell has sounded the fighter will be considered knocked out in the next round. …

(a) A timekeeper at extreme wrestling exhibitions shall take a cue to commence time from the nod of the referee and shall sound the gong simultaneously with the referee's call of "time." (b) At the termination of each five-minute period of any extreme wrestling exhibition, the ti…

This subchapter shall apply to all professional boxing matches. All other rules of this chapter shall continue to apply to professional boxing matches except that, in the event of a conflict, the rules of this subchapter shall control. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-12A.1

(a) All boxers in all bouts shall be given a physical examination by a physician appointed by the Commissioner immediately following the bout. This physical examination shall include as many of the procedures outlined in N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A.3 as the examining physician may decide …

Any boxer who is knocked out in a boxing match shall be suspended from boxing for a minimum 60-day period. The knocked-out boxer shall not be permitted to participate in a bout until a thorough medical examination is completed and submitted, as prescribed by the ringside physicia…

Any boxer who is technically knocked out in a boxing match shall be suspended for a minimum 30-day period. At the time of the knockout, a Commission physician shall make a determination of whether or not any additional testing is required to enter the ring again. The knocked out …

Any boxer who is knocked out or technically knocked out in a boxing match must complete and submit the results of a thorough neurological examination. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-12A.13

(a) The Commissioner shall provide, at each professional boxing show, an adequate supply of latex, disposable hygienic laboratory gloves of a type approved by the Commissioner, to be worn by seconds, referees, ringside physicians and inspectors while involved with the boxing show…

All referees shall attend a minimum of two medical training seminars each year. These medical training seminars must be conducted or approved by any state boxing commission or any recognized boxing organization, such as a sanctioning body. Nationally recognized boxing organizatio…

An ambulance shall be present at all professional boxing events, from the commencement of the first bout, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last fighter leaves the arena. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue if an ambulance is utilized to transport a pre…

There shall be at least two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) present at all professional boxing events, from the commencement of the first bout, throughout the duration of the event, and until the last fighter leaves the arena. No boxing event shall be allowed to continue if …

(a) A boxer, as a condition to licensure or to the renewal of licensure by the State Athletic Control Board shall undergo a thorough medical examination by a physician or physicians to establish his or her physical and mental fitness for competition. (b) An examination shall be m…

(a) A thorough medical examination shall consist of a minimum requirement of: 1. A CT/MRI Brain Scan (without contrast), within the last three years; 2. An electrocardiogram; 3. Ophthalmological dilation; 4. An annual gynecological and breast exams for women; 5. A serum pregnancy…

(a) All boxers in all bouts shall be given a medical examination by a physician appointed by the Commissioner prior to the start of the bout, both at the weighing-in and in the evening, a short while before the boxing program commences. All such examinations shall be conducted pr…

All boxers in all bouts shall complete an HIV examination. An HIV test shall be completed by every boxer prior to his or her participation in each boxing match. Pre-fight HIV tests shall be administered no earlier than 180 days prior to the boxing match. Any boxer who fails to pr…

Hepatitis B and C testing shall be completed by all boxers prior to his or her participation in each boxing match. Pre-fight Hepatitis B and C testing shall be administered no earlier than 180 days prior to the scheduled boxing match. Any boxer who fails to produce a negative tes…

(a) The use of any drug, narcotic, stimulant, depressant, or analgesic of any description, or alcohol substance, by a boxer either before or during a match, shall result in the immediate disqualification of the boxer from the match and disciplinary action in accordance with N.J.A…

(a) All boxers in all bouts shall complete a pre-fight urinalysis exam to detect the presence of any drug. (b) In addition to the mandatory pre-fight analysis, the Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, decide to test for the presence of performance enhancing drugs and there…

(a) Any boxer who tests positive for drug use shall be penalized as follows: 1. First offense: 90 days' suspension; 2. Second offense: 180 days' suspension, and mandatory enrollment in a supervisory treatment program approved by the State Commission; and 3. Third offense: Two yea…

The application of Monsel's solution, or any of its derivatives or any similar drug or compound, on the body of a boxer before a fight is prohibited. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-12B.1

(a) Ringside physicians shall be appointed by the Commissioner. No boxing bout or wrestling exhibition may commence or proceed unless the ringside physician is present and seated at ringside. (b) The ringside physician shall terminate any boxing bout if in the opinion of such phy…

(a) Any contestant who has lost six consecutive fights shall be automatically suspended from boxing. The boxer shall not be reinstated until he or she has submitted to a medical examination, of the type specified by N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A.3, conducted by a physician appointed by the …

(a) Annual medical examinations shall be given to all licensed judges and referees by a physician approved by the Commission and such examinations shall be of the same type and thoroughness as specified by N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A.3. (b) All referees must also submit to a pre-fight med…

(a) Whenever a licensed boxer considers himself or herself unable by reason of injury or illness to participate in a bout for which he or she is under contract, the boxer shall immediately notify the Commissioner of this fact and, before entering the ring again, the boxer shall s…

(a) The physician appointed by the Commissioner shall make a detailed written record of each and every medical examination performed by him or her under this subchapter and N.J.A.C. 13:46-12A, on forms provided by the Commissioner or on such other forms as may be necessary. The o…

(a) The Commissioner shall maintain a current listing of all boxers who are under suspension in this State and in any other boxing jurisdiction. The Commissioner shall provide a copy of the suspension list to each attending physician at each boxing contest conducted in this State…

(a) The compensation to physicians shall be paid by the promoter conducting the event and shall be on the following basis:1. Each physician assigned by the Commissioner to perform duties at the pre-fight weigh-in at an event shall receive a fee of $ 400.00. 2. Each physician assi…

No boxer shall be permitted to enter the ring for a boxing contest in this State if he or she has left or been discharged from an in-patient or residential drug or alcohol rehabilitation facility or program within the 60-day period preceding the contest. Any boxer who competes, o…

(a) Every person who shall hold any regulated event shall pay to the Commissioner, in addition to the gross receipts tax imposed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:2A-20.c(1), a tax on the gross receipts derived from the lease or sale of broadcast rights in connection with any such exhibitio…

Special forms to accompany the payment of the broadcast tax shall be provided by the Commission to promoters whose regulated events are broadcast. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-13.2 Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2244(a), effective 11/18/2024

(a) The Commissioner must be furnished with true copies, properly notarized, of any and all agreements between promoters and broadcast sponsors or between promoters and broadcaster authorities at least one week in advance of the broadcast of a regulated event. (b) Broadcast autho…

The broadcast tax required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:46-13.1 must be paid in a manner approved by the Board on the same night of a regulated event. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-13.4 Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2244(a), effective 11/18/2024

Promoters shall submit announcements for broadcast purposes to the representative of the Commissioner prior to the commencement of the regulated event. Promoters shall not publicize events prior to such time that the event has been approved by the Commissioner. Notes N.J. Admin. …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-13.6 Reserved by 56 N.J.R. 2244(a), effective 11/18/2024