Section R4-3-405. Notice to the Commission of promotions; public- ity

A.      A promoter’s request to the Commission for reservation of a date shall be made as soon as possible and shall be deemed by the Commission to be a representation by the promoter of his good faith intention to actually hold the card on that date. A promoter is prohibited from requesting dates solely for the purpose of preempting the conduct of promotion by others on or near the scheduled date or for any other anti-competitive reason. A pattern of requesting and cancelling dates is prohib- ited.

B.       The Commission’s sanction of a card shall constitute a license to conduct, hold or give a boxing contest within the meaning of A.R.S. § 5-229.

C.      The Commission will not sanction the conduct of a card sched- uled to take place within 72 hours before a previously sanc- tioned card in the same county, unless the second promoter compensates the first promoter or special circumstances exist. In order for a promoter to have a date protected by the Com- mission in accordance with this rule, he must have a commit- ment for an arena and a main event, and have advanced funds with respect to his scheduled card.

D.      Proof of contracts between main event contestants must be filed with the Commission at least 72 hours prior to the date of the contest and before such bout is given any publicity. Forty- eight hours notice to the Commission is required for prelimi- nary events. Copies of all contracts, on a form approved by the Commission, must be complete and filed with the Commission no later than the weigh-in.

E.       Publicity for a scheduled card must be factual and not mislead- ing to the public. Tickets shall be priced and available as repre- sented to the public.

F.       The Commission will not sanction a scheduled card until the promoter discloses in writing all persons having a financial interest in the promotion and otherwise complies with these rules insofar as they apply to promoters.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 21, 1981 (Supp. 81-1).