Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation— State Athletic Commission

20-5.24. Grounds for Suspension of License. Any boxer holding a license may be suspended for arrest or conviction on a charge involving moral turpitude or for unbecoming conduct at any time or place reflecting discredit to boxing. Under similar circumstances, an application for a…

20-5.25. Omitted by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015. Editor’s Note Former R. 20-5.25 was titled Resident License , see now S.C. Code Regs. 20-5.22.

20-5.26. Omitted by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015. Editor’s Note Former R. 20-5.26 was titled Examination Prior to Licensing and Boxing , see. now S.C. Code Regs. 20-5.23.

20-5.27. Omitted by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015. Editor’s Note Former R. 20-5.27 was titled Grounds for Suspension of License , see, now S.C. Code Regs. 20-5.24. SUBCHAPTER 6 Managers

20-5.3. Boxer as Self-Manager. Any boxer who has attained his/her eighteenth (18th) birthday and is not under contract to a manager can make his/her own matches, sign contracts, and handle his/her own affairs. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 45…

20-5.4. First Appearance; Proof of Age. 1. Any boxer making application for his/her first South Carolina license must provide positive proof of his/her age. 2. Unless positive proof of age is provided, the Commission shall not issue a license to the applicant. HISTORY: Amended by…

20-5.5. Boxer-Manager Contract Forms. All boxers with managers must have boxer-manager contract forms and their managers must be licensed with the Commission. One (1) copy of a completed, executed contract form shall be given to the manager, one to the boxer, and one copy shall b…

20-5.6. Release from Contract. Release of a boxer by a manager from a boxer-manager contract shall be in writing and shall be furnished to Commission upon its request. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 10, Issue No. 6, eff June 27, 1986; State Register Volume 39, Issue No…

20-5.7. Parties to Contract to be Licensed. 1. Both parties to a boxer-manager contract must be licensed by the State Athletic Commission or the contract shall not become effective. 2. The Commission may recognize contracts on file in cooperating states. HISTORY: Amended by State…

20-5.8. Club Contract. No boxer shall participate in any bout without signing a promoter or club contract. If the boxer has a manager, the signatures of both the boxer and manager should appear on the club contract. A copy of such contract must be furnished to the Commission upon…

20-5.9. Payment to Boxer as Exclusive Signer of Club Contract. When a boxer exclusively signs the club contract for a bout, the promoter shall pay to him/her the full purse specified in the contract. HISTORY: Formerly 20-5.10; Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc…

20-6.1. General Qualifications. 1. A person with intent to be a manager must apply for a license. 2. A licensed manager must be of legal age to sign the required boxer-manager and/or club contract. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 2…

20-6.10. License for Promoter Deals. An unlicensed manager shall not contract with any promoter or matchmaker. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.11. License to Schedule Match. An unlicensed person shall not contract to receive a portion of a contestant’s bout earnings until issued a manager’s license. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.12. Manager Representing Manager. If a licensed manager desired to represent another licensed manager in securing contests for a boxer, such manager must have in his/her possession a written agreement executed by both the manager and boxer whom he/she represents. This agreem…

20-6.13. Number of Managers Per Boxer. 1. A boxer cannot have more than one (1) manager without the expressed written approval of the Commission. 2. If a boxer has more than one (1) manager, all such managers should be on record with the Commission and the promoter must deal only…

20-6.14. Manager Attempting to Take Another Manager’s Boxer. Any licensed manager who wrongfully takes another licensed manager’s boxer, as determined by the Commission, shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided for by statute or these regulations. HISTORY: Amended by S…

20-6.15. Transfer of Manager-Boxer Contract. Contracts between a licensed manager and boxer are not transferable without filing a proper notice thereof with the Commission attested to by all of the principals. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 45…

20-6.16. Aid for Injured Boxer. No manager or second shall attempt to render aid to a disabled boxer before the physician has had an opportunity to examine the boxer. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.17. Grounds for Suspension of License. Any manager holding a license may be suspended if arrested or convicted for a charge involving moral turpitude or for unbecoming conduct at any time or place reflecting discredit to boxing. Under similar circumstances, application for a…

20-6.18. Application for Boxing Manager’s License. 1. Applications for a boxing manager’s license shall contain a true and complete statement of all persons connected with the management. Any manager who gives incorrect information on any application may be suspended by the Commi…

20-6.19. Omitted by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015. Editor’s Note Former R. 20-6.19 was titled Application for Boxing Manager’s License . See, now S.C. Code Regs. 20-6.18. SUBCHAPTER 7 Seconds

20-6.2. Working in Boxer’s Corner. Any licensed manager or trainer who works in the corner of a boxer with whom he/she has a contract need not obtain a second’s license. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 1992; State Register Volume 39, Issue …

20-6.3. Signatory to Boxer-Manager Contract. Any manager who signs a boxer-manager contract must renew his/her manager’s license annually, and no later than within one month of the expiration date. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June…

20-6.4. Manager’s Percentage of Ring Earnings. The manager shall be entitled to no more than thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3%) percent of the ring earnings of any boxer with whom he/she has a properly filed boxer-manager contract. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, …

20-6.5. Failure to Sign Club Contract. Any manager who fails, by reason of neglect or indifference, to execute a club contract shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided for by statute or these regulations and such dereliction shall be grounds to void a boxer/manager con…

20-6.6. Manager Under Suspension. A manager under suspension shall not work in any boxer’s corner or negotiate with any promoter or matchmaker for any boxer’s services. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.7. Number of Boxers in One Show; Limitation on Manager. No manager shall be encouraged to have more than two (2) boxers engaged on the card of any boxing show. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.8. Signatories to Club Contract. The club contract must be signed personally by the manager or by the boxer if he/she has no manager. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-6.9. Acceptance by Manager. Any manager who agrees to accept a match for the services of a boxer through the medium of any written or telegraphic means of communication shall be held accountable for his/her actions as if accomplished in person by a club contract. HISTORY: Amen…

20-7.1. General Qualifications. [Reserved] HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-7.10. Termination of Boxer’s Performance. Any second may terminate the performance of the boxer he/she is serving either between rounds or during the progress of any boxing contest in which such boxer is a contestant. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, …

20-7.2. Number Limitation. Two (2) seconds and no more than three (3) shall work in any boxer’s corner, of which, only two (2) may be in the ring at any one time. Four (4) corners may be allowed in the corner for title fights, while only two (2) may enter the ring. HISTORY: Amend…

20-7.3. Attire. Seconds must wear clean, neat clothing. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-7.4. Second Under Suspension. A second under suspension shall not work in any boxer’s corner. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-7.5. Second Acting as Manager. A second holding a second’s license must obtain a manager’s license to act as manager, or assist in any way in obtaining matches. If found guilty of such actions, he/she shall be suspended for a period of time as determined by the Commission. HIS…

20-7.6. Second Disruption During Event Prohibited. Seconds, trainers, and managers must not attempt to heckle, hinder, disrupt or otherwise annoy his/her contestant’s opponent, officials, Commission Representatives, or other seconds during an event. HISTORY: Amended by State Regi…

20-7.7. Grounds for Suspension of License. Any second holding a license may be suspended if arrested or convicted for a charge involving moral turpitude or for unbecoming conduct at any time or place reflecting discredit to boxing. Under similar circumstances, application for a l…

20-7.8. Giving Incorrect Information on Application. Any second who gives incorrect information on any application may be suspended by the Commis- sion. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-7.9. Aid to Injured or Disabled Boxer. No second or manager shall attempt to render aid to a disabled boxer before the physician has had an opportunity to examine the boxer. In case of an open cut, a medical person or ‘‘cut person’’ may also enter the ring. HISTORY: Amended by…

20-8.0. Requirements for License as Referee or Judge: Expiration and Renewal of Li- cense. 1. To qualify for a license as a referee or judge of boxing contests an applicant must: a. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; b. Not have been convicted of a felony or other crime in…

20-8.1. Selection and Assignment. The Commission Representative shall select and assign boxing referees and judges. Judges and referees shall be compensated for their work by the promoter as an official in accordance with an official’s fee schedule as set by the Commission. In th…

20-8.10. Knockout of Participant; Count. 1. If the contestant taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of ‘‘ten’’ the referee shall wave both arms to indicate that the contestant has been knocked out. 2. The referee’s count is the official count. HISTORY: A…

20-8.11. End of Round Knockout. When a round in any boxing contest, except the last round, terminates before a participant who has been knocked down shall have risen from the floor of the ring, the timekeeper’s and referee’s count will be continued, and, if the fallen participant…

20-8.12. Touching Boxers; ‘‘Break’’. The referee shall not touch the boxers, except on the failure of one or both to obey a command to ‘‘break’’ or when a boxer is tangled in the ropes. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.

20-8.13. Stopping a Bout. 1. The referee may, in his/her discretion, stop a bout to protect a badly beaten boxer. The referee may stop a contest if he/she considers it too one-sided. In cases where a boxer sustains a cut eye or any other injury which the referee feels may incapac…

20-8.14. Failure to Answer Bell. If any boxer fails to answer the bell between rounds, the referee shall declare his/her opponent the winner by a TKO in the round coming up. The judges shall so indicate on their scorecards. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. …