Application for License as a Referee, Judge, Timekeeper, Scorekeeper and Ringside Physician

To qualify for a license as a referee, judge, timekeeper, scorekeeper or ringside physician, a person must submit an application on a form provided by the Commission demonstrating the following: (1) They possess the background and experience necessary to perform the functions of the respective position; and (2) (for judges and referees only) They are either certified to perform their respective duty by either the Commission or other organization approved by the Commission, or that they hold the same license in good standing in another jurisdiction and have a demonstrated track record of competent work; and (3) (for judges and referees only) They have not fought in an unarmed combat event within one year of the date of application. An applicant may have been licensed as an unarmed combatant within one year of the application, so long as he or she has not fought within one year of the application; and (4) (for ringside physicians only) that they have been licensed to practice medicine for at least three years and remain in good standing with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.