New Mexico Statutes Chapter 60. Business Licenses § 60-2A-36. Professional boxing state champions and ranked contenders

A. The commission shall declare a state champion professional boxer in each weight class.

B. At least two times per year, the commission shall publish a list of professional boxing top ten ranked contenders in each weight class.

C. The professional boxing state champion shall defend the championship title within six months of winning the title and every six months thereafter against a challenger in the champion's own weight class.  If the champion does not defend the title or cannot defend the title for physical reasons that are permanent, the commission shall forfeit the championship and declare the title vacant.  In the case of a champion not defending a title within six months due to illness or injury that is not permanent, the champion shall submit to the commission a physician's report describing the illness or injury and an estimated time when the champion will be able to defend the championship title.  It will be at the discretion of the commission, after considering the physician's report, whether a stay of the six-month title defense requirement will be permitted.