Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§6304 Safety Standards
Title 15 › CHAPTER 89 — PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY › § 6304
Summary
You may not promote, organize, or fight in a professional boxing match unless safety measures or an equivalent boxing commission rule are followed. Each boxer must have a doctor’s exam filed with the commission, a ringside physician, emergency medical care present (unless a rule issued after October 9, 1996 allows otherwise), and health insurance.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §6304
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No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing match without meeting each of the following requirements or an alternative requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing commission that provides equivalent protection of the health and safety of boxers:
(1)A physical examination of each boxer by a physician certifying whether or not the boxer is physically fit to safely compete, copies of which must be provided to the boxing commission.
(2)Except as otherwise expressly provided under regulation of a boxing commission promulgated subsequent to October 9, 1996, an ambulance or medical personnel with appropriate resuscitation equipment continuously present on site.
(3)A physician continuously present at ringside.
(4)Health insurance for each boxer to provide medical coverage for any injuries sustained in the match.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1997, see section 23(2) of Pub. L. 104–272, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 6304
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102