Section 114.02. Referee's duties.

  In addition to the general responsibilities of s. SPS 111.02 , a referee shall:

(1)  Indicate to a boxer by suitable explanatory signs or gestures any infringement of the rules.

(2)  Caution, warn or disqualify a boxer for committing a foul. Before issuing a warning, the referee shall order the boxers to stop. The warning shall be clearly given and describe the reason and purpose for the warning. After giving the warning, the referee shall order the boxers to "Box". A boxer who is given 3 warnings in a bout shall be disqualified.

(3)  Caution a boxer by advice or admonishment to check or prevent an undesirable practice or a less serious violation of the rules.

(4)  Interrupt a bout and warn a boxer against fouls or for any other reason in the interests of fair play, or to ensure compliance with the rules.

(5)  Terminate a bout at any stage:

(a) To prevent a weakened, outclassed or injured boxer from receiving excessive punishment.

(b) If one of the boxers has received an injury which, in the opinion of the referee, would result in harm or an unreasonable risk of harm to a boxer if the bout were to continue.

(c) If the referee considers one or both of the contestants are not in earnest.

(6)  Disqualify a boxer who fails to comply immediately with the referee's orders or behaves toward the referee in an offensive or aggressive manner at any time.

(6m)  If the referee decides that a boxer has conducted himself or herself in an unsportsmanlike manner, the referee may stop the bout and disqualify the boxer.

(7)  Disqualify a second or assistant who has violated the rules and disqualify the boxer if the second or assistant does not comply with the referee's orders.

(9)  Call the ringside physician into the ring to examine an injured boxer whenever the referee believes an examination is necessary.

(10)  Use commands as necessary to control the bout, including:

(a) "Stop" when ordering the boxers to stop boxing.

(b) "Box" when ordering them to continue.

(c) "Break" when breaking a clinch, upon which command each boxer shall step back before continuing boxing.

(11)  Interrupt or stop a bout at the order of the ringside physician who mounts the apron of the ring and signals to the referee that the bout shall be interrupted or stopped.

(12)  Raise the hand of the winning boxer when the winner of a bout is announced.

Cr. Register, August, 1985, No. 356 , eff. 9-1-85; am. (11), Register, July, 1988, No. 391 , eff. 8-1-88; am. (7), Register, July, 1993, No. 451 , eff. 8-1-93; cr. (6m), r. (8), Register, June, 2001, No. 546 , eff. 7-1-01; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .