AUTHORITY: Implementing the Boxing and Full-contact Martial Arts Act [225 ILCS 105] and authorized by Section 2105-15 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 2105/2105-15].DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
a) The duties of the matchmaker shall include arranging the bouts and matching the contestants based on weight and experience.
b) All bouts shall be approved by the Division. The Division may prohibit any bout deemed to be a mismatch based on the record, experience, skill and condition of the contestants as known or represented to the Division at or before the bout or that could expose one or both contestants to serious injury. Any contestant who has lost his or her last 6 bouts, regardless of type of loss, shall not compete in a bout without prior review and approval of the Division.
c) No matchmaker in a specific contest shall act in the capacity of a manager or second for that specific contest either directly or indirectly.