Indiana Code Title 4. State Offices and Administration § 4-33-22-13

Sec. 13. (a) Boxing, sparring, and unarmed combat matches or exhibitions, whether or not for prizes or purses, may be held in Indiana.

(b) The commission:

(c) A boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or an exhibition that is:

is not subject to the provisions of this chapter requiring a license.  The term “school, college, or university” does not include a school or other institution for the principal purpose of furnishing instruction in boxing, or other athletics.

(d) Except as provided under section 18 of this chapter, no boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match or exhibition, except as provided in this chapter, may be held or conducted within Indiana except under a license and permit issued by the commission in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.