Iowa Code § 90A.8
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Required conditions for boxing matches.
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(1) A boxing match shall be not more than fifteen rounds in length and the contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least eight ounces during such contests. The commissioner may adopt rules requiring more stringent procedures for specific types of boxing.
(2) A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the contestant has presented a valid registration identification card issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the weigh-in for the boxing match. The contestant shall pass a rigorous physical examination to determine the contestant’s fitness to engage in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match. The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician or physician assistant designated or authorized by the commissioner.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.8; C79, 81, §99C.8]86 Acts, ch 1245, §944C87, §90A.891 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §2
(2) A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the contestant has presented a valid registration identification card issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the weigh-in for the boxing match. The contestant shall pass a rigorous physical examination to determine the contestant’s fitness to engage in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match. The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician or physician assistant designated or authorized by the commissioner.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.8; C79, 81, §99C.8]86 Acts, ch 1245, §944C87, §90A.891 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §2
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