HAR §16-74-136. Sham or fake bouts

(a) Duty. Every referee is required to warn competing boxers of his power to recommend the forfeiture of purse or purses, should there be any apparent cause for such warning. (b) Decision. In any case where the referee decides that the contestants are not honestly competing and that under the law their purses or the purse of either contestant should be forfeited, the BOUT MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE THE END OF THE LAST ROUND, AND NO DECISION SHALL BE GIVEN. A contestant earns nothing and shall not be paid for a contest in which there is stalling, faking or dishonesty or collusion. The commission shall have the power, independently of the referee or his decision, to determine the merits of any contest, and take whatever action it considers proper. In any such case the 42 executive secretary or commissioner may order the purse of the offender held up for investigation and action. This is a condition an applicant for any license must agree to in the securing of any license in the State of Hawaii. (c) Count. As counting a boxer out, or disqualifying one of the contestants for fouling, is held to be in effect giving a decision, in case the referee decides that one or both of the contestants are not honestly competing, and that the knockdown is "a dive" or the foul a prearranged termination of the bout, he SHALL NOT FINISH THE KNOCKDOWN COUNT OR DISQUALIFY FOR FOULING OR AWARD DECISION TO OPPONENT, but shall stop the bout and order the purses of both boxers held pending investigation by the commission. The announcer or referee shall so inform the audience, particularly, that no decision has been rendered. [Eff 10/2/81; comp 10/5/91] (Auth: HRS §440-6) (Imp: HRS §440-22)