{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-39a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, § 39A","heading":"Boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant previously knocked out six or more times","body":"Section 39A. No professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant licensed under section 35 who has been knocked out, technically or otherwise, or lost a contest by way of submission, 6 or more times in the preceding 12 months shall take part in a match or exhibition until he has been examined and found fit to take part in such a match or exhibition, by a physician selected by the commission, at a place and time designated by the commission. The cost of conducting the examination shall be borne by the contestant. If a contestant is found unfit to engage in a match or exhibition, he shall be excluded from participation for 3 months, after which time he may make a request to the commission for another physical examination. A license issued to an individual under section 35 shall be immediately suspended for at least 30 days if the individual is knocked out.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 147"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter147/Section39A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:25Z","sha256":"d04d79de9cd1aeec6165dea62584337cef6556e9eedaf082ed78c0deefb90839","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-147-39b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}