26. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
(1) Boxers must pass an approved medical examination before annual registration and the results of
the medical examination must be completed on the forms supplied by the ANBF, The boxer will
then be issued with a medical record book. They also must have a serology test at six monthly
intervals and be classified HIV negative, Hepatitis B antigen negative or immune status and
Hepatitis C negative. It is also necessary that all results of the serology test be disclosed to the
authority issuing the licence. The annual test must be carried out no more than seven days before
the serology medical test.
(2) After completion of the weigh-in or before the contest, and after the completion of each contest, a
boxer shall undergo a medical examination, the result and remarks must be recorded in the
boxer?s medical record book.
(3) The ringside doctor must remain at ringside throughout each contest and make notes of any hardfought
contests or where a boxer seems to be affected to an unusual degree. If the doctor leaves
the ringside during the contest, the referee must stop the bout until he returns to ringside.
(4) If a boxer is knocked out from punches to the head, he must not box again in a contest or in a
gymnasium until the minimum period of twenty eight (28) days has elapsed, unless the ringside
doctor orders a longer period, which must be entered in his medical record book by the ringside
doctor.
(5) In the event of a boxer being knocked out from head punches on two (2) consecutive occasions,
he must not box again for three (3) months, unless the doctor in attendance orders a longer
period.
(6) In the event of a boxer being knocked out from head punches on three (3) consecutive occasions,
he must not box again for at least (6) months. He will not be allowed to box again until
presenting himself to an approved doctor for a complete medical and clearance, which must be
approved by the ANBF. He cannot apply for a clearance until after the six-month suspension has
been served.
(7) The ringside doctor at his discretion may order a longer rest period from boxing in all instances
covered by clauses (4), (5) and (6). The ringside doctor in attendance at any promotion has the
power to order a rest period for any boxer regardless of the outcome of the bout if he considers
he has received excessive punishment or injury. The length of the rest period is at the discretion
of the ringside doctor who may also order a test or examination before the boxer is allowed to
fight or spar again.
(8) Boxers ruled unfit to box must not spar in gymnasiums or participate in exhibitions.
