Section 1370.25  Application for a Permit to Conduct a Boxing Contest

a)         An application for a permit to conduct a boxing contest shall be completed on forms supplied by the Department at least 20 days prior to the scheduled event and shall include:

1)         The names, addresses, phone numbers and fax numbers of the promoter and matchmaker;

2)         The time, date and location of the event;

3)         The seating capacity of the location where the event is to be held;

4)         A copy of the lease or proof of ownership of the building where the event is to be held;

5)         The admission charge or charges to be made;

6)         A letter from the security agency licensed pursuant to the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security and Locksmith Act of 1983 [225 ILCS 446] contracted to provide security for the show stating the number of guards they intend to use at that location on that date or a letter from the facility indicating in-house security will be provided on the date of the show;

7)         The name, address and phone number of the nearest hospital with a neurosurgical unit; and

8)         The fee required by Section 1370.305  of this Part.

b)         Within 10 days prior to the event, the promoter will be required to submit the following:

1)         The amount of compensation to be paid to each participant;

2)         The names of the contestants and current information from Fight Fax or its successor;

3)         Proof of insurance as required by Section 8 of the Act:

A)        Boxer's life insurance:  $10,000 minimum;

B)        Boxer's medical insurance:  $10,000 minimum;

C)        Public liability insurance:  $500,000 minimum; and

D)        Property damage insurance:  $25,000 minimum.

c)         Within 7 days prior to the event, the promoter shall submit to the Department a notarized printer's manifest for the amount and price of tickets printed for boxing promotions (if over 17,000 capacity, a printer manifest is not necessary). General admission tickets shall be consecutively numbered.  When available, an electronic printout is to be given to a Department representative on the day of the show.

d)         In addition the promoter shall submit the following contracts:

1)         Three copies of the promoter and boxer contract for the main event shall be signed by the promoter, boxer and manager, if applicable, and filed with the Department a minimum of 5 days before the scheduled show.

2)         Three copies of the contracts for the preliminary bouts shall be signed by the promoter, boxer and manager, if applicable, and filed with the Department a minimum of one day in advance of the scheduled show.

e)         Within  24 hours prior to the event, the promoter shall provide to the Department the amount of the purse to be paid for the event.

f)          It shall be the responsibility of the promoter or his/her designees (ringman/gloveman) to provide the following:

1)         A ring that meets requirements set forth in Section 1370.30;

2)         Boxing gloves, which shall not be less than 8 ounces or more than 10 ounces in weight.  Women boxers shall not wear gloves that weigh less than 12 ounces.  Webbed or thumbless gloves are mandatory and must be approved by a Department representative.  New gloves must be used for the main event.  The promoter or gloveman shall submit a form provided by the Department stating that he/she will provide new laces for the gloves and glove form when deemed necessary by a Department representative;

3)         The promoter shall provide for rental or sale a foul-proof cup, trunks (3 pairs of small, medium and large), clean white towels, gauze (2 inch for hand wraps), shoe laces, a professional mouthpiece and medical tape;

4)         Clean dressing room facilities, including washroom and shower for contestants and ring officials.   Separate facilities shall be provided for male and female boxers;

5)         Three small platforms or elevated chairs at ringside for the boxing judges;

6)         At least 4  buckets and 4 quart-sized bottles for use by the boxers;

7)         A stretcher, oxygen and a gong or bell at ringside;

8)         Notification to the boxers that a foul-proof cup, professional mouth piece and 2 pairs of different colored trunks are compulsory;

9)         Notification to boxers of the weigh-in time and location.  The promoter must notify boxers when to report to the dressing room. A Department representative will determine the time to report to each event;

10)       Notification to the boxers that regulation boxing shoes shall be of soft material and not be fitted with spikes, cleats, hard soles or hard heels; and

11)       Payment to the referee, announcer, licensed physician, timekeeper, paramedics and judges.  The promoter shall give compensation, in cash, certified checks or money orders, to the Department at or before the weigh in.  The Department employee will pay the officials and return a receipt to the promoter.

g)         The Department shall be responsible for providing the physician and 2 paramedics at ringside.

(Source:  Added at 25 Ill. Reg. 4229, effective March 13, 2001)