4 CCR 740-1.11 - REQUIREMENTS FOR SECONDS

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-105, 12-110-107, 12-110-109, and 12-110-111, C.R.S.

A. LICENSE FOR SECONDS

A license is required in order to serve as a second in a professional combative sports contest. All seconds shall submit an application for a license to assist a fighter and must be licensed at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled start of an event. Incomplete or incorrect application forms will not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant to be corrected.

B. FEES

Each applicant applying for a license shall pay the required fee before the license is granted. The license fee schedule is established by the Division Director pursuant to section 12-20-105, C.R.S.

C. MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT

No person under the age of eighteen years shall be licensed to act as a second.

D. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Seconds are required to provide all materials and equipment necessary to conduct themselves as a second. Such equipment includes water buckets, gauze and tape for hand wraps, spit buckets, scissors, towels, petroleum jelly, enswell, q-tips, mouthpieces and cut solutions. Water bottles must be clear and all hand wrapping materials must be white.

E. NUMBER OF SECONDS

1. Unless special permission is given by the Director, the number of seconds shall not exceed three, one of whom will announce to the referee at the start of the bout that they are the chief second. The Director may reduce the number of seconds per bout or event.

2. If at any time during a bout there are more seconds in a corner than allowed, the bout may be stopped until corrected or the chief second may be disqualified and may be subject to disciplinary action.

F. ENTERING THE RING OR CAGE

Only one second shall be inside the ring or cage between rounds. The other(s) may be on the ring platform outside the ropes. Seconds shall not enter the ring until the time keeper indicates the termination of the round and they shall leave when the timekeeper gives the ten second warning before the beginning of each round. If the chief second or another second enters the ring before the round ends, the participant may be disqualified and the violator may be subject to disciplinary action. If there are two entrances to a cage, two seconds may be in the cage at the same time.

G. CHIEF SECOND

The chief second of a participant may stand on the ring or cage apron and attract the attention of the referee in order to end the bout. The chief second shall not enter the ring unless the referee stops the bout and shall not interfere with a count that is in progress.

H. COACHING DURING A BOUT

While the bout is in progress, a second shall not excessively coach a participant during a round and shall remain seated and silent when directed by the referee or a Commission representative. Seconds shall not place or cause any items to be placed inside the ring or cage during a bout. They shall not continuously stand, lean or pound on the ring apron during the round. Excessive coaching may lead to point deductions, ejection from the venue, or subject to other disciplinary action.

I. USE OF ICE/WATER AND SUBSTANCES TO STOP HEMORRHAGING

1. A participant may be refreshed with a wet sponge or spray mist bottle that only contains water.

2. Excess water or ice on the ring or cage floor shall be wiped off immediately by the seconds.

3. Water discharged from the participant's mouth shall be caught in a bucket or other device furnished for that purpose.

4. A participant may not be given any stimulant.

5. Before leaving the ring or cage at the start of each round, the seconds shall remove all obstructions such as buckets, stools, bottles, towels and robes from the ring or cage floor.

6. If a participant is cut, a solution of adrenaline 1/1000, aventine, and thrombin can be used to heal the cut.

7. No other bottle or container shall be allowed or used in the corners during a bout. Any other solution or substance is prohibited.

J. APPAREL AND SUBJECT TO SEARCHES

Seconds shall be neatly dressed while working the participant's corner and may be searched by a Commission representative for illegal substances or objects.

Notes

4 CCR 740-1.11

39 CR 10, May 25, 2016, effective 7/1/2016 41 CR 09, May 10, 2018, effective 7/1/2018 42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020 44 CR 09, May 10, 2021, effective 5/30/2021 44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 11/30/2021 45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022