AGREEMENT BETWEEN EBU-AFFILIATED FEDERATIONS

In order to ensure medical protection, competent and safe refereeing, correct judging and generally as much safety as possible for all boxers involved, the undersigned EBU-Affiliated Federations recommend herewith to observe the following standards:

 General

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will license a boxer nor an official who has been licensed before by another EBU-Affiliated Federation without the written authorization of that Federation.

 

1. All EBU-Affiliated Federations will apply the minimum medical standards set by the EBU-Medical Commission on all their licensed boxers.

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will allow a boxer or an official to take part in a contest (in their home country or abroad) that does not fulfil the medical or federal requirements or is not under supervision of an EBU-Affiliated Federation, provided there is one in the country where the contest is scheduled to take place.

 

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will allow a boxer, who is licensed by another EBU-Affiliated Federation, to box under its supervision without having checked his license and his authorization to fight, issued by his licensing Federation.

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will allow a boxer to take part in a contest from the EBU-suspension list.

 

1. All EBU-Affiliated Federations will inform the official record-keeper <boxrec.com> within 10 working days of all results of contests held under their supervision and of all results of their licensed boxers.

1. All EBU-Affiliated Federations will inform the EBU within 10 working days of all medically suspended boxers (full name, nationality, affiliated Federation, reason of suspension, expiration date of suspension have to be indicated)

 The EBU-Office will keep up a suspension list.

 

 

1. MEDICAL STANDARDS

 

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will allow a boxer to participate in a contest that has not respected at least the 28 days rest after having been knocked out in his last contest.

1. No EBU-Affiliated Federation will allow a boxer to participate in a contest that has not respected all other rest periods directed by order of any doctor of an EBU-Affiliated Federation and in co-operation with the boxer’s licensing Federation for any other medical reason.

 

1. All EBU-Affiliated Federations will apply the following same minimum medical standards on the yearly examinations (at least once a year) of their licensed boxers:

-   Physical examination to include full explanation of any adverse medical history
     past or present;
-   Urinalysis;

1. MRI-scan of the head;
2. Blood tests for HIV and other venereal infections;
3. Detailed examinations of the eyes by an ophthalmic opticion or surgeon;
4. Vaccination against Hepatitis B or negative attestation and negative attestation for Hepatitis C

 

1. INSURANCE

 

3.1 No EBU-Affiliated Federation will license a boxer nor authorize him to fight who has
      no insurance as professional boxer for major injuries at home and abroad.

 

1. QUERIES

 

1. All EBU-Affiliated Federations agree that any queries regarding the present

 agreement may be submitted to the arbitration of the EBU-Disputes Settlement
 Committee.