YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A REGISTERED CONTESTANT CONTESTANTS Prior to the weigh in: You must comply with the referees instructions at all times. Ensure you are a registered Professional Contestant. You must be ready to enter the ring Ensure that all your paperwork is up to date immediately when asked to do so by either the with the Professional Boxing and Combat Promoter or a representative of the PBCSB. Sports Board (PBCSB). You must not take or allow any person to administer to you any drug which is listed as a The weigh in: prohibited drug or prohibited substance. Arrive on time to weigh in as scheduled. If you Certificate of Fitness and Blood Testing: are unable to attend the official weigh in you All contestants competing must ensure they see an must seek approval from the Promoter and Australian medical practitioner to have the below PBCSB for alternative arrangements. completed. An Interstate or International Contestant must You must have your blood test taken for HIV, arrive 24 hours prior to the contest unless Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (valid for 6 otherwise approved by the Board. months). You must have a Certificate of Fitness Promotion: completed (valid for 12 months). Ensure you have a licensed trainer to These results must be completed and signed by accompany you in the ring. your doctor on the appropriate forms. These are Ensure that you are examined by the attending available at the website provided below. doctor before and after your contest. Ensure your wraps are checked by a Board Why Blood Testing is a requirement: member and signed off before your contest. To eliminate diseases being transmitted by Ensure that you are wearing the protective blood from one contestant to another in the equipment as prescribed by the Board including case of bleeding during a contest. a mouthguard and groin guard. For more information visit: or contact the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Unit on (03) 9096 9833 Email: combat.sports@sport.vic.gov.au
CONTESTANTS YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A REGISTERED CONTESTANT Prior to the weigh in: Ensure you are a registered Professional Contestant. Ensure that all your paperwork is up to date with the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Board (PBCSB). The weigh in: Arrive on time to weigh in as scheduled. If you are unable to attend the official weigh in you must seek approval from the Promoter and PBCSB for alternative arrangements. An Interstate or International Contestant must arrive 24 hours prior to the contest unless otherwise approved by the Board. Promotion: Ensure you have a licensed trainer to accompany you in the ring. Ensure that you are examined by the attending doctor before and after your contest. Ensure your wraps are checked by a Board member and signed off before your contest. Ensure that you are wearing the protective equipment as prescribed by the Board including a mouthguard and groin guard. You must comply with the referees instructions at all times. You must be ready to enter the ring immediately when asked to do so by either the Promoter or a representative of the PBCSB. You must not take or allow any person to administer to you any drug which is listed as a prohibited drug or prohibited substance. Certificate of Fitness and Blood Testing: All contestants competing must ensure they see an Australian medical practitioner to have the below completed. You must have your blood test taken for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (valid for 6 months). You must have a Certificate of Fitness completed (valid for 12 months). These results must be completed and signed by your doctor on the appropriate forms. These are available at the website provided below. Why Blood Testing is a requirement: To eliminate diseases being transmitted by blood from one contestant to another in the case of bleeding during a contest. For more information visit: or contact the Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Unit on (03) 9096 9833 Email: combat.sports@sport.vic.gov.au