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South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)RegulationsBoxing Regulations, 200424. Medical practitioners and representative of South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport at tournaments |
| (1) |
| (a) | At every tournament a medical practitioner shall be appointed by the promoter and be approved by Boxing SA, to be referred to as "the ringside physician', and he or she shall have at his or her disposal two qualified first aid attendants or paramedics and emergency equipment referred to in regulation 21(1)(c). |
| (b) | The ringside physician shall have completed a course on all aspects of boxing injuries, as approved by Boxing SA. |
| (c) | The ringside physician must be accredited by Boxing SA. |
| (d) | The ringside physician shall at all times during a tournament sit close to the ring in such a manner that his or her access to the ring is unhindered. |
| (e) | No bout shall proceed unless— |
| (i) | the ringside physician is in his or her position as contemplated, in paragraph (d); |
| (ii) | the first-aid attendants or paramedics contemplated in paragraph (a) are in attendance; and |
| (iii) | the emergency equipment referred to in regulation 21(1)(c) is available. |
| (f) | The ringside physician shall not leave the ringside until the decision on the final bout of the tournament has been announced save for attending to an emergency as contemplated in subregulation 5(a). |
| (g) | The ringside physician shall render medical assistance to the injured contestants, offer emergency treatment for cuts and attend to any other medical needs of the contestants. |
| (h) | When a contestant is knocked out, none of his or her seconds may touch the contestant until the ringside physician has attended to the contestant and issued appropriate instructions to the seconds. |
| (2) | The ringside physician shall, at the request of the referee, examine a boxer between rounds or at any other time. |
| (3) | In the event of any physical injury to a contestant at a tournament, the ringside physician shall— |
| (a) | immediately apply the required emergency treatment; and |
| (b) | recommend further treatment in, or if necessary admission to, a hospital with neurosurgical facilities. |
| (4) | Should a boxer be hospitalised or treated by his or her personal physician for an injury sustained in the ring, he or she or his or her manager shall forthwith submit to Boxing SA a full written report from the medical practitioner who treated the boxer. |
| (5) |
| (a) | A boxer who has been knocked out, technically knocked out, sustained severe punishment or injured during a fight shall be examined by the ringside physician after the fight before he or she may leave the tournament venue. |
| (b) | The ringside physician shall in the "After Contest Recommendations" column on a form similar to Annexure K make an appropriate recommendation regarding the suspension of a boxer contemplated in paragraph (a) and the need for any special medical examination. |
| (6) | The ringside physician shall at the end of each tournament submit a written report to the supervisory official setting forth details of all medical treatment administered by him or her to contestants during or after the tournament, and any other relevant medical information which he or she may deem necessary to include in such report. |
