South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)Chapter 224. Protection from exploitation |
| (a) | specify a minimum number of professional boxing matches per year for a boxer; and |
| (b) | specify the duration of the contract, including any provision for extension of that period. |
| (2) | The period of time for which promotional rights to promote a boxer may be granted— |
| (a) | under a contract between a boxer and a promoter; or |
| (b) | between promoters in respect of a boxer, may not exceed 12 months if— |
| (i) | a boxer is required to grant such rights; or |
| (ii) | a boxer’s promoter is required to grant such rights in respect of a boxer, as a condition precedent to a boxer’s participation in a professional boxing match against another boxer who is under contract to a promoter. |
| (3) | A promoter may not secure exclusive promotional rights from a boxer’s opponents as a condition of participating in a professional boxing match against a boxer, and any contract to the contrary— |
| (a) | must be regarded to be in restraint of trade and contrary to public policy; and |
| (b) | is unenforceable. |
| (4) | Nothing in this section must be construed as excluding any other law concerning interference with contracts. |