Section 650-2-7-3 - Duties of BoxersA. Upon receipt of their certificates, boxers must attach a passport type photo of themselves to the reverse side of the certificates.B. Pre-Fight Medical Examination All boxers shall submit, when weighing-in and again a short time before the boxing program commences, to a thorough medical examination by a physician appointed by the Authority. All such examinations shall be conducted privately, with no other person other than the physician and the boxer present.
1. The pre-fight examination shall include the administration of a physical; complete medical history; ophthalmological examination; neurological examination; and, at the discretion of the Authority, a urinalysis, blood test, or other procedure to detect use of prohibited substances.2. The boxer shall present to the attending physician the results of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV tests administered no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in a bout. Any boxer who fails to produce negative test results for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV shall not participate in a boxing competition. Hepatitis vaccinations, in addition to testing, are recommended for all boxers but are not mandatory.3. Any boxer 35 years old or older must provide the Authority with satisfactory proof of the results of an electrocardiogram administered no earlier than 365 days prior to the date of the scheduled bout.4. The examination shall include a pregnancy test for all female boxers. Any boxer determined to be pregnant shall not be permitted to compete in a boxing match. A female boxer who fails to submit to an Authority-supervised pregnancy test will be prohibited from fighting.5. No boxer shall enter the ring unless an attending physician appointed by the Authority has certified his or her fitness to engage in a boxing contest. The physician's decision that a boxer is not fit to engage in a boxing contest shall not be subject to change by any other official.C. Abstinence from the Use of Prohibited Substances 1. A boxer's use before or during a match of any drug, performance-enhancing substance, mind-altering substance, narcotic, stimulant, depressant, or analgesic of any description, including without limitation alcohol, marijuana, and substances banned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, shall result in the immediate disqualification of the boxer and additional disciplinary action. The only substances a boxer may use during a match are a limited application of petroleum jelly on the face, a solution of adrenaline 1/1000 parts, Avitene, and thrombin.2. The Authority may require that a competitor submit to:a. A pre-fight or post-fight urinalysis, blood test, or other procedure to detect the use of any prohibited substance; andb. At any time after the completion of a boxing competition, s additional testing for the use of prohibited substances.3. Boxers shall cooperate with Authority testing procedures and must provide any medical or other information sought by the Authority with regard to testing.4. Collection of specimens of urine, blood, or other evidence to test for possible use of prohibited substances shall be supervised by an Authority official. Refusal to submit to such testing shall result in the immediate disqualification of a boxer from a contest and additional disciplinary action.5. The Authority shall be responsible for the costs of testing for use of prohibited substances.6. A positive test result for use of prohibited substances shall constitute prima facie proof of use of the substance(s) by a boxer and cause for immediate certificate suspension, disqualification from competition, and additional disciplinary action including: a. For a first offense, 90 days' certificate suspension and a civil penalty of $500.00; andb. For a second offense, certificate revocation and a civil penalty of $500.00.D. Post-Fight Medical Examination Immediately following a match, each boxer shall be given a physical examination by a physician appointed by the Authority. The post-fight examination may include a urinalysis, blood test, breath analysis, or other procedure to detect the presence of any drug or performance-enhancing substance. Any boxer refusing to submit to a post-fight medical examination shall be immediately suspended for at least 30 days and be subject to additional disciplinary action.
99- 650 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 7-3