R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-5-13.2: Facial lacerations.

The license under § 41-5-7 of any boxer who suffers a laceration over or about an eye or nose during a boxing or sparring match licensed under § 41-5-1 shall be revoked by operation of law, and the boxer shall not be eligible for future licensing under § 41-5-7 until a duly licensed physician certifies that the laceration is properly healed and not a cause to withhold licensing under § 41-5-7.