SECTION 92:10-7-4. Participant responsibilities and requirements

(a)   Each participant shall:

(1)   Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, male participants must wear a groin protector and a mouthpiece during all bouts.

(2)   Provide the Commission with one form of photo identification with date of birth.

(3)   Complete an application form provided by the Commission.

(4)   Submit the required license fee of $20.

(b)   A participant may not participate if the participant has:

(1)   been a competitor in professional boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts competition;

(2)   been a winner of more than five (5) of any combination of amateur boxing, kickboxing, or elimination tournament events in the past five (5) years or more than three (3) in the past twelve (12) months, unless the event is restricted to winners of previous events.

(c)   Each participant shall submit to and complete a pre-bout medical examination performed by a Commission appointed ringside physician before the elimination tournament begins. The physicals shall be performed at the location of the event unless an alternate location is approved by the Commission.

(d)   No participant shall be allowed to participate if he is under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Commission may require elimination tournament participants to submit to an alcohol breathalyzer test at any time.

(e)   A participant shall not wear any type of body piercing, hard contact lenses, dentures, or removable dental work during a bout. A participant with dental braces may compete if the participant wears a fitted mouthpiece covering the entire brace.

[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 2286, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1025, eff 5-11-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1583, eff 4-24-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2277, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2208, eff 7-25-11]