HRS §440-28
Boxing contestant pay rules and training advances
This section says that any money a boxing contestant gets for their services is treated as wages. A contestant cannot be paid before a boxing contest, but a promoter can give money for training if the commission approves it.
The statute, as written — Wages of contestant; prepayment prohibited
All moneys paid to a contestant for services, as money prize, reward, compensation, or otherwise, shall be considered wages. No contestant shall be paid for services before a boxing contest, provided that with the approval of the commission, a promoter may advance sums of money for training purposes.
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