N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.19.11 - CONTESTANTS' SECONDS
A.
Approval of seconds by commission: the commission must approve all
seconds.
(1) Each contestant must submit the
name of his chief second and his assistant second to the commission for
approval.
(2) Only seconds approved
by the commission shall be permitted in the contestant's corner.
(3) Before the fight begins, the referee must
be informed who the chief second is.
B.
Number of seconds per
contestant:
(1) The maximum number of
seconds a contestant may have is three.
(2) Only one of a fighter's seconds will be
permitted inside the ring/ropes/cage between rounds.
C.
Conduct of seconds:
(1) Seconds must remain seated during each
round.
(2) Seconds must not
interfere with or move a fighter who has been knocked down until they are
instructed to do so by the ringside physician.
(3) Seconds are prohibited from entering the
ring between rounds and assisting a contestant back to his corner unless the
contest has been terminated by the referee or ringside physician.
(4) A second may step on the ring apron to
retire their fighter in defeat.
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