- (1) “Applicant” means any persons, corporations, organizations or associations required to be licensed before promoting, holding, organizing, participating in, or competing in a professional boxing match, contest, or exhibition.
- (2) “Body jewelry” means any tangible object affixed to, through, or around any portion of the contestant’s body.
- (3) “Official” unless otherwise indicated is an exclusive term collectively meaning “judge,” “referee,” “timekeeper,” and “inspectors”
- (4) “Sanctioning Organization” means a national or international organization generally recognized in the bare-knuckle boxing community and which: ranks bare-knuckle boxers within each weight class; sanctions and approves championship matches in those weight classes; and awards championship status and championship prizes (belts, rings, plaques, etc.) to the winner of those matches.
- (5) “Special Event” means a bare-knuckle boxing card or bare-knuckle boxing show, which has among its contests a championship match, a pay-per-view or subscription television match, a national televised match, or any other match of significance to boxing in this state as designated by the Commission.
- (6) “The Commission” is reference for the Alabama Athletic Commission.
Author: Dr. John Marshall, Joel R. Blankenship, Larry Bright, Stan Frierson, Shane Sears
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §41-9-1024.
History: New Rule: Filed July 16, 2010; effective August 20, 2010. Repealed: Filed December 27, 2013; effective January 31, 2014. New Rule: Published February 28, 2020; effective April 13, 2020. Amended: Published August 31, 2022; effective October 15, 2022.