Duties of seconds

1. Each contestant may have a maximum of three seconds, with one of the seconds designated as the chief second. 2. Two seconds, without shoes, are allowed inside the ring at the end of each round and the others, if any, shall stay on the platform. The seconds shall clear all items from the ring platform and leave the ring by the start of the next round. 3. During rounds, the seconds shall stay within the outside corner area of the ring and may not touch the ring. 4. A chief second verbally, with a hand signal or by mounting the apron, may signal to the referee that the contestant cannot continue and to stop the match. The "throwing of a towel" into the ring is not an indicator of the contestant's defeat. 5. During the match, a second may not provide a contestant with alcoholic beverages, narcotics, or stimulants, pour or spray excessive water on the contestant's body, or place ice in the contestant's trunks or cup.