State Ex Rel. Durando v. State Athletic Commission

The powers and duties of the State Athletic Commission are prescribed by ch. 169, Stats. Sec. 169.13 of such chapter specifies the procedure for conducting boxing exhibitions, and sub. (7) thereof reads as follows:

“The commission may allow or provide for decisions upon exhibitions held under this chapter to be made by the referee or by the referee and two judges appointed by the commission under regulations prescribed by the commission.”

Among the rules adopted by the commission for the conduct of boxing exhibitions is Rule 121, which in part provides :

“When a boxer is cleanly knocked down, in…