IA boxing, wrestling & MMA bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
Iowa requires a promoter of a boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts event to post a $5,000 surety bond with the State Athletic Commissioner. At 3% the math is $150 — but our minimum premium is $275, so that is your price. Five-minute application, no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Event bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Promoter details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit-check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Athletic Commission
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Iowa Athletic Commission before your event. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our minimum premium is $275 — so $275 is the price, the same every term.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa regulates professional boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts under Iowa Code chapter 90A, through the State Athletic Commissioner (housed in the Division of Labor). A promoter who stages a contest must hold a license and post a $5,000 bond before the event.
The bond is conditioned on payment of the gross-receipts tax, fees, and penalties imposed by chapter 90A, and on the promoter properly managing the funds owed for the contest — including purses to contestants and payments to officials and other personnel.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays the Commissioner or an unpaid party, you repay the surety. The bond is continuous unless cancelled, with at least 30 days' written notice to the obligee — so keep it active for as long as you promote events.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit-check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Get your event bond on file today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.