Sec. 53-200. Prize fighting. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 53-200. Prize fighting. Any person who is principal or second in any prize fight in this state shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than one thousand dollars or both. A contest in which blows are struck which are intended or calculated to stun, disable or knock out either of the contestants, or in which either contestant is counted out or otherwise declared defeated because of failure to resume the contest within a certain time, shall be deemed a prize fight within the meaning of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to boxing exhibitions held or conducted under the laws of this state, or to wrestling bouts or amateur boxing exhibitions held under the provisions of section 29-143j, or under the supervision of any school, college or university having an academic course of study or of the recognized athletic association connected with such school, college or university.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8516; February, 1965, P.A. 617, S. 11; 1967, P.A. 787, S. 3; 1972, P.A. 55, S. 12; P.A. 85-293, S. 9; P.A. 96-259, S. 13.)

      History: 1965 act deleted exception allowing professional boxing exhibitions under permit and made specific provision for amateur boxing exhibitions; 1967 act added exception for exhibitions under section 19-327; 1972 act exempted boxing exhibitions from provisions of section and deleted proviso which had stated that boxing exhibitions would be exempt "at such time as they are regulated by an agency of the United States government"; P.A. 85-293 deleted reference to consumer protection commissioner's power to grant permits for wrestling bouts; P.A. 96-259 made technical grammatical change in reference to wrestling bouts or amateur boxing exhibitions where section does not apply.

      See chapter 532a (Sec. 29-143i et seq.) re boxing and wrestling, generally.