1. (a) All professional boxing events shall have no more than three-minute rounds with one-minute rest periods between rounds. The timekeeper shall blow his whistle ten seconds before the end of each one-minute rest period. The timekeeper shall sound the bell only at the beginning and end of each round.
2. (b) When a boxer is down, the timekeeper shall rise and start his count, continuing until he reaches the count of 10 seconds.
3. (c) If the referee is absent from the ring or temporarily incapacitated, the timekeeper shall immediately sound the bell to temporarily stop the contest.
4. (d) The timekeeper shall furnish a department-approved bell and a whistle or buzzer. It must be large enough to make a sound the contestants and the referee can hear.

Source Note:The provisions of this §61.107 adopted to be effective June 4, 1992, 17 TexReg 3782; amended to be effective September 7, 1994, 19 TexReg 6763.