SPS 192.15(1)(1)
All promoters and professional clubs who have obtained a permit from the department under s.
SPS 192.14 shall, no later than 4 business days before the scheduled event, submit all of the following:
SPS 192.15(1)(a)
(a) All complete and signed bout agreements, on forms provided by the department.
SPS 192.15 Note
Note: Forms are available upon request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708, or on the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 192.15(1)(b)
(b) The complete and executed contract or rental agreement between the promoter or professional club and the venue.
SPS 192.15(1)(c)
(c) All required physical examination forms and laboratory reports from contestants.
SPS 192.15(1)(d)
(d) The final fight card for the event listing the form of fighting for each bout; the name, license number, bout history, weight class, scheduled rounds, and opponent of each contestant; and, if applicable, red and blue corner designations.
SPS 192.15(1)(f)
(f) The names and Wisconsin license numbers of each contestant's seconds.
SPS 192.15(2)
(2) If the department denies an application for a permit or refuses to approve a contestant whose name has been submitted to the department by the applicant, it shall provide the applicant with an opportunity to have that decision reviewed by the commissioner or department representative. The review shall be conducted at the discretion of the commissioner or department representative.
SPS 192.15(3)
(3) Issuance of a permit by the department authorizes a promoter or professional club to conduct an unarmed combat sports event under the control of the commissioner, inspectors, department representatives, referees, and ringside physicians assigned and listed in the permit.
SPS 192.15(4)
(4) A promoter may substitute a contestant listed on their permit application after requesting a substitute. The request shall be submitted to the department no later than one business day preceding the date of the event. Exceptions may be allowed at the discretion of the department.
SPS 192.15 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.16(1)(1)
At any time during an event, the assigned department representative may cancel all or part of an event upon the occurrence of any of the following:
SPS 192.16(1)(a)
(a) The commissioner or department representative reasonably believes that the event is not being conducted in accordance with this chapter, ch.
444, Stats., or the conditions stated in the permit which authorizes the event.
SPS 192.16(1)(b)
(b) The commissioner or department representative reasonably believes that the event poses an unreasonable threat to the health or safety of contestants, spectators, or officials.
SPS 192.16(2)
(2) The commissioner or department representative may cancel an event at any time for a violation of this chapter.
SPS 192.16(3)
(3) A promoter or professional club may cancel an event no later than 30 hours before it is scheduled to begin by notifying the department and those members of the media whom the promoter or professional club initially notified about the event. Any cancellation by a promoter shall result in an assessment of costs by the department pursuant to s.
444.035, Stats.
SPS 192.16 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.17
SPS 192.17 Promoter duties. All promoters that have been issued a permit by the department to conduct an unarmed combat sports event shall comply with all of the following:
SPS 192.17(1)
(1) Have proof of complying with s.
444.035, Stats., and s.
SPS 192.03, to ensure payment of the expenses incurred in conducting an event including, in order of priority, the department, contestants, and the officials.
SPS 192.17(3)
(3) Submit to the department the bout agreement executed between a promoter and a contestant on a form provided by the department that includes the name and address of the contestant. No bout agreement may provide that a professional or amateur contestant shall fight exclusively for one promoter or that an amateur contestant shall fight at the option of the promoter.
SPS 192.17 Note
Note: Forms are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov.
SPS 192.17(5)
(5) Submit all contestants' names to the official record keeper designated by the Association of Boxing Commissions and the commissioner or department representative for approval.
SPS 192.17(6)
(6) Issue tickets that comply with all ticket and tax rules as defined in s.
444.02 (3) (b) and
(c), Stats., and have all of the following:
SPS 192.17(6)(c)
(c) The word “complimentary" in a prominent manner for all such tickets.
SPS 192.17(7)
(7) Have a certified invoice from the ticket printer that indicates the total number of tickets printed in each price range, including the number of complimentary tickets.
SPS 192.17(8)
(8) Have medical and life insurance for each contestant competing in the event, in accordance with s.
444.18, Stats. No promoter may allow a contestant to waive insurance coverage or provide any deductible payments.
SPS 192.17 Note
Note: Under section
444.18 of the Statutes, a promoter “...shall insure each contestant participating for hospital, nursing, and medication expenses and physician's and surgeon's services according to an equitable fee schedule, not to exceed in the aggregate $25,000, to be paid to, or for the use of, any contestant to compensate for injuries sustained in any such contest; and shall insure each contestant for not less than $25,000 to be paid to the contestant's estate in the event of the contestant's death as the result of participation in such professional contest or amateur unarmed combat sports contest."
SPS 192.17(9)
(9) Submit to the department, no later than 4 days prior to the event, verification that medical and life insurance have been obtained for each contestant.
SPS 192.17(10)
(10) No promoter may begin conducting an event without the presence of at least one licensed referee, at least 3 licensed judges, at least one licensed physician, or more at the discretion of the department, one licensed timekeeper, an ambulance, emergency medical personnel, and security personnel on site pursuant to s.
444.095 (2), Stats.
SPS 192.17(11)
(11) Have disposable garbage bags in each dressing room and at cage side or ringside.
SPS 192.17(12)
(12) Provide cleaning solution to be used for cleaning blood and debris in the cage or ring. A solution of 10% bleach and 90% water is an acceptable solution.
SPS 192.17(13)(a)(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), provide at least 4 cage side or ringside police or private security personnel for the protection of the public, contestants, and officials.
SPS 192.17(13)(b)
(b) Less than 4 ringside police or private security personnel may be provided if the promoter provides alternate means of protection approved by the department. Alternate means of protection includes a department-approved divider between the cage or ring and spectators.
SPS 192.17(14)
(14) Begin the event at the time designated on the event permit issued by the department. Failure to begin an event at the designated time may result in disciplinary action by the department.
SPS 192.17(15)
(15) No promoter may exhibit nor allow any contestant to exhibit any type of entrance theme that includes music, video, or any type of physical display which contains any profanity or derogatory ethnic remarks. Failure to comply may subject the promoter or contestant to disciplinary action by the department.
SPS 192.17(16)
(16) No promoter may allow a round-card carrier, or allow any of the promoter's agents to use any language, including profanity or derogatory ethnic remarks, or exhibit any conduct or performance that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find appeals to the prurient interest; describes or shows sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; or lacks serious literary, artistic, political, educational or scientific value, in accordance with s.
944.21 (2) (d), Stats. Any promoter violating this subsection will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including being suspended for up to 6 months and be subject to criminal prosecution in accordance with s.
944.21 (3) (b) and
(5), Stats.
SPS 192.17(17)
(17) Submit a written report, verified by the promoter, to the department within 2 business days of conducting an event. Failure to timely file a complete and accurate report shall result in disciplinary action by the department pursuant to s.
444.04, Stats., and may cause the department to examine the books and records of the promoter as described in s.
444.15, Stats. The report shall include all of the following:
SPS 192.17(17)(a)
(a) Number of tickets sold, including the number of complimentary tickets.
SPS 192.17(18)
(18) Provide emergency medical personnel and equipment for the contest and for evacuating a seriously injured contestant to a hospital; and submit the name of the promoter or designated representative responsible for evacuating an injured contestant, a description of the method of removal from the venue and the means of transportation to the hospital, and the name of the nearest hospital, pursuant to s.
SPS 192.14 (1) (g) and s.
444.095 (2) (c) and
(d), Stats.
SPS 192.17(19)
(19) Pay for pregnancy testing and drug testing of contestants.
SPS 192.17(21)
(21) If requested by the commissioner, inspector, or department representative, place at least 2 video screens that meet the approval of the commissioner, inspector, or department representative and that will allow patrons to view action inside the cage.
SPS 192.17(22)
(22) Pay the department the event and gate fee specified in s.
444.02 (3), Stats., within 2 business days of the event and upon determination by the inspector of the gross admission receipts.
SPS 192.17(23)
(23) Comply with all rules and regulations relating to promoting events.
SPS 192.17(24)
(24) Provide department-approved sound devices for the timekeeper.
SPS 192.17(25)
(25) Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner or department representative, a promoter may not schedule more than 2 intermissions of 10 minutes or less in duration each. The ring announcer shall begin the bout following an intermission at the time directed by the department representative.
SPS 192.17(26)
(26) Supply the contestants' gloves and red and blue duct tape for sealing the wrist portion of the contestants' gloves. Gloves shall be approved by the inspector or department representative prior to the contestants' pre-bout rule meeting. New gloves never previously worn shall be supplied for both contestants for all title bouts, including state title bouts.
SPS 192.17(27)
(27) Provide buckets and clean towels at cage side or ringside for all bouts.
SPS 192.17 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.18(1)(1)
Inspectors assigned to an event by the department represent the department and are delegated the department's authority to conduct the event from the time of the weigh-in and pre-bout physical examination until 24 hours after the completion of the last bout in the scheduled event or the final determination of all bouts pursuant to s.
444.06, Stats.
SPS 192.18(2)
(2) Additional inspectors may be assigned or designated by the department at any one venue for any one event and shall be compensated by the promoter in accordance with s.
444.06, Stats., including their actual and necessary travel expenses.
SPS 192.18 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.19(1)(1)
The department shall assign the judges for all bouts. Once assigned to a bout, a judge has all of the following duties and responsibilities:
SPS 192.19(1)(a)
(a) Shall render an independent decision at the end of each round.
SPS 192.19(1)(b)
(b) Shall give their score card to the referee or other person designated by the department at the end of each round and at the end of the final round of an event. The referee or other person designated by the department shall transfer the judge's scorecard to the inspector assigned to the event.
SPS 192.19(1)(c)
(c) Shall use the 10-point must scoring system under the ABC's unified rules or the scoring system under rules approved by the department under s.
SPS 192.93 to determine the result of a bout, and their decision shall be final.
SPS 192.19(2)
(2) The department may not assign a person to act as a judge if it has reasonable proof that the person has any of the following characteristics:
SPS 192.19(2)(c)
(c) Has been subject to a disciplinary action by the department or another jurisdiction that prohibits the person from acting as a judge.
SPS 192.19(3)
(3) All judges are independent contractors and shall be assigned at the discretion of the commissioner or department representative.
SPS 192.19 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.20(1)(1)
The department shall assign the referee for all bouts. Once assigned to a bout, a referee has all of the following duties and responsibilities:
SPS 192.20(1)(a)
(a) Represent the department for the purpose of regulating contestants and others in the ring or cage area, pursuant to this chapter, the bout rules, and ch.
444, Stats.
SPS 192.20(1)(c)
(c) Before the bout, obtain the name of the chief second responsible for the conduct of any assistant second.
SPS 192.20(1)(d)
(d) Prevent a weakened or outclassed contestant from receiving excessive punishment.
SPS 192.20(1)(e)
(e) Interpret the rules relevant to a bout, make a determination, and take action upon any circumstance of a bout not covered by a rule.
SPS 192.20(1)(f)
(f) Caution, warn, or disqualify a contestant for committing a foul. Disqualification may occur after multiple fouls or if the referee determines a foul is flagrant.
SPS 192.20(1)(g)
(g) Act as the sole arbiter of the bout. The referee is the only official authorized to stop a bout pursuant to s.
444.12, Stats.
SPS 192.20(1)(i)
(i) Consult with the ringside physician as needed during a bout.
SPS 192.20(1)(k)
(k) As soon as practical after a foul, call time and check the fouled contestant's condition to determine if they may still participate in the bout, notify which contestant is being penalized and the total number of points the contestant is being penalized, and notify the judges and inspector of the foul and the total point deduction.
SPS 192.20(1)(m)
(m) When one or both of a boxing, kickboxing, or Muay Thai contestant's gloves come into contact with the cage or ring floor, wipe the contestant's gloves before continuing a bout.
