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"Announcer" means a person who announces information at an Event, including particularly introducing and giving information about athletes competing in an Event and announcing results and scores of an Event. "Boxing" means any form of boxing or other similar sport in which blows are delivered with the hands to another Competitor in a Contest, Match or Exhibition.
"Boxing Commission" means an entity authorized under state law to regulate Professional Boxing Matches.
"Boxing event medical professional" means duly licensed Physicians and persons qualified to assist the Physician (including nurse practitioners, first aid instructors, and/or resuscitators/EMTs) participating in an Event pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5-11.
"Boxing registry" means any entity certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of maintaining records and identification of Professional Boxers.
"Closed circuit television" means any telecast of an Event which is not intended to be available for viewing without the payment of a fee, collected for or based upon each event viewed, for the privilege of viewing the telecast and includes the terms "pay per view".
"Competitor" means an athlete participant in a Contest, Match or Exhibition.
"Contest" and "Match" are synonymous, may be used interchangeably and mean an Event between two (2) Competitors in which the Competitors strive in good faith to win.
"Event" or "Events" means a Contest, Match or Exhibition taking place within the State of Rhode Island where Professional Boxers display or exhibit Boxing, but does not include those events specifically exempted by the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5-1.
"Exhibition" means an Event in which the Competitors show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win.
"Judge" means a Person to be licensed by the Department who attends the Event and who has the responsibility of scoring or judging the performance of the Competitors in the Event.
"Manager" means a person who receives compensation for service as an agent or representative of a boxer.
"Matchmaker" means a person who, on behalf of the Promotor, proposes, selects, and arranges the boxers to participate in a professional boxing match.
"Physician" means an individual currently licensed to practice medicine in the State of Rhode Island and who has been licensed by the Department for the Event.
"Professional boxer" means one who competes for a money prize or purse by engaging in Boxing.
"Promotor" means any entity or person who produces or stages any professional Contest or Exhibition.
"Referee" means a Person to be licensed with the Department who has the general supervision of the Event and is present inside the ring during the Event.
"Second" or "Corner" means a trainer or coach authorized to assist a contestant within the dressing room or alongside the combat area in preparation for, during the course of, or after the conclusion of such contestant's bout.
230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-30-1.4