Section 1370.26  Seconds

a)         Three seconds per boxer is the normal number allowed at a contest - one on the apron, one in the ring and one on the arena floor.  A minimum of 2 seconds per boxer may be allowed, one on the apron and one in the ring.  If requested, a maximum of 5 seconds per boxer may be allowed.

b)         Seconds shall comply with the following:

1)         No more than 3 seconds or fewer than 2 seconds will be allowed in a corner, unless prior approval is granted by the Department.

2)         No yelling or coaching during a round.  Seconds must remain seated during the round.

3)         Seconds may not enter the ring until the gong sounds the ending of the round.  Seconds must leave the ring when the timekeeper blows the whistle 10 seconds before the beginning of the next round.

4)         Seconds must remove any obstruction such as buckets, stools, towels and other materials from the corner of the ring at the timekeeper's whistle.

5)         Seconds should have clean white towels, sterile gauze pads, sterile cotton Q-tips, Vaseline, chopped ice in buckets, water bottles sufficiently taped and a substance that is approved by the physician to stop the bleeding from cuts.  No iron solution shall be used (i.e., Monsel's).

6)         The chief second shall be responsible for the conduct of his/her assistant seconds during the contest.

7)         Good sportsmanship is expected at all times.

8)         Seconds must wear disposable gloves while working in a boxer's corner.

c)         Any violation of the requirements in subsection (b) of this Section may result in:

1)         A deduction of points from the second's boxer;

2)         Suspension of the second; and/or

3)         Ejection from the corner.

d)         Seconds must adhere to the following for wrapping hands:

1)         In all weight classes, hand bandages shall be restricted to 10 yards of soft gauze bandage not more than 2 inches in width, held in place by not more than 6 feet of surgeon's tape, one-half inch in width, for each hand.  Any deviation must have the approval of the Department official.

2)         The binding of surgeon's tape must not be applied within one-half inch of the knuckles of the contestant's hand.

3)         Completed wrapped hands must be approved by a Department official before and after the gloves are put on.

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