Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.203 - Licensing requirements; contestants

Rule 203.

(1) A contestant shall not have an active license as a timekeeper, judge, referee, promoter, or matchmaker.

(2) A contestant shall have an active license at the time of the contest.

(3) An applicant for a professional boxer license shall have the department's determination that he or she is able to compete as a professional contestant and either of the following:

(a) A record of having fought a minimum of 7 amateur contests or 28 amateur rounds.

(b) An active professional boxer license in this state or another state, territory, country, or tribal nation.

(c) The commission's approval based on proven competence.

(4) An applicant for a professional mixed martial artist license shall have the department's determination that he or she is able to compete as a professional contestant and either of the following:

(a) A record of having fought a minimum of 5 sanctioned amateur contests.

(b) An active professional mixed martial artist license in this state or another state, territory, country, or tribal nation.

(c) The commission's approval based on proven competence.

(5) An applicant for a professional kickboxing or muay thai contestant license shall have the department's determination that he or she is able to compete as a professional contestant and either of the following:

(a) A record of having fought a minimum of 5 amateur contests. A kickboxing or muay thai applicant shall provide the department with contest results of 5 amateur contests.

(b) An active professional kickboxing or muay thai license in this state or another state, territory, country, or tribal nation.

(c) The commission's approval based on proven competence.

(6) All professional kickboxing or muay thai contestant licensees must obtain a boxer's federal identification card.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.203

2005 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2016 AACS; 2019 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. 3/21/2023

An obvious error in R 339.203 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2023 MR 6. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2023 MR 6