- (1) The referee if the sole arbiter of the assigned bout
- (2) The referee, as the arbiter, is the only individual allowed to stop a contest.
- (3) In the event of server injury, the referee will seek advice from the ringside physician to determine if the bout will continue.
(4) The referee is the only individual authorized to:
- (a) interpret the rules and situation inside the ring;
- (b) determine if a blow was legal or a foul, intentional or unintentional;
- (c) declare when an unintentional injury has occurred; and
- (d) determine a knockdown.
- (5) The referee has the authority to disqualify a contestant. for attempting to commit a foul without warning.
- (6) No referee or promoter has the authority to override a ringside physicians' authority to stop a fight.
KEY: licensing, boxing, unarmed combat, White-collar contests
Date of Last Change: February 20, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 9-23-101 et seq.