Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
This Rule is promulgated pursuant to section
12-110-107, C.R.S.
A. WEIGHT ALLOWANCES
Before a participant will be permitted to fight an opponent,
who exceeds the weight allowance as shown, the participant must first receive
approval by the Director:
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POUNDS
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CLASSIFICATION
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ALLOWANCE
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191+
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Heavyweight
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No limit
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176-190
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Cruiserweight
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15 lbs.
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169-175
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Light Heavyweight
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8 lbs.
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161-168
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Super Middleweight
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8 lbs.
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155-160
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Middleweight
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7 lbs.
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148-154
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Junior Middleweight
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7 lbs.
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141-147
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Welterweight
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7 lbs.
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136-140
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Junior Welterweight
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5 lbs.
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131-135
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Lightweight
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5 lbs.
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127-130
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Junior Lightweight
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5 lbs.
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123-126
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Featherweight
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5 lbs.
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119-122
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Junior Featherweight
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5 lbs.
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116-118
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Bantamweight
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5 lbs.
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113-115
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Junior Bantamweight
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5 lbs.
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109-112
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Flyweight
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5 lbs.
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106-108
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Junior Flyweight
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5 lbs.
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Below 105
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Minimum Weight
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5 lbs.
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B.
NUMBER AND DURATION OF ROUNDS
A bout will have a maximum of ten rounds with the exception
of a championship bout, as determined by the Director, which may not exceed
twelve rounds. Three minutes will constitute a round, with a rest period of one
minute between rounds, which may be extended at the discretion of the Director.
The timekeeper shall give warning to the seconds by suitable signal ten seconds
before the beginning or the ending of each round.
Notwithstanding this rule and with prior Director approval,
three-minute rounds shall constitute a round for all female bouts.
C. PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS
Any participant, who has participated in a bout scheduled for
four or more rounds, shall not participate in another bout for at least seven
days unless specifically authorized by the Director.
D. RING OCCUPANTS
No person other than the participants and the referee shall
enter the ring during a bout. Between rounds, one second may be inside the ring
and the others on the ring apron. The licensed physician may enter the ring if
asked by the referee. No participant shall leave the ring during any rest
period between rounds. The referee may, at their discretion, stop a bout if an
unauthorized person enters the ring during a round. The Director or chief
inspector may also limit unauthorized people from entering the ring at any time
during and after an event.
E. INTENTIONAL FOULS
1. If an intentional foul causes an injury,
and the injury is severe enough to immediately terminate a bout, the
participant causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.
2. If an intentional foul causes an injury,
and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee will notify the authorities
and deduct two points from the participant who caused the foul. Point
deductions for intentional fouls will be mandatory.
3. If an intentional foul causes an injury
that results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the injured
participant shall win by Technical Decision if the recipient of an intentional
foul is ahead on the score cards. If the injured participant is behind or even
on the score cards, the bout will result in a Technical Draw.
4. If a participant injures themselves while
attempting to intentionally foul their opponent, the referee will not take any
action in their favor, and this injury is the same as one produced by a fair
blow. If a participant has conducted themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner,
the referee may stop the bout and disqualify the participant.
F. UNINTENTIONAL FOULS
1. If an unintentional foul causes an injury
severe enough to immediately stop the bout before three completed rounds or
four complete rounds for a championship bouts, the bout will result in a No
Contest.
2. If an unintentional
foul causes an injury severe enough to immediately stop the bout after three
completed rounds and four rounds for championship bouts have occurred, the bout
will result in a Technical Decision awarded to the participant who is ahead on
the score cards at the time the bout is stopped. Partial or incomplete rounds
will be scored.
3. If the judge(s)
believes that a participant did not engage in any action, the round should be
scored as an even round at the discretion of the judges. A fighter who is hit
with an accidental low blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time but
no more than five minutes or the participant will lose the bout by Technical
Knockout (TKO).
G.
TACTICS DEEMED FOULS
1. Hitting below the belt
or after the bell has terminated the round;
2. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is
getting up after being down;
3.
Holding an opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch;
4. Holding an opponent with one hand and
hitting with the other hand;
5.
Butting with the head or shoulder or using a knee;
6. Hitting with the glove laces or the heal
of the hand, the wrist, or elbow and any back-hand blows;
7. Hitting or flicking with an open glove, or
thumbing;
8. Wrestling, hitting on
the break or pushing an opponent;
9. Spitting out the mouthpiece or going down
without being hit;
10. Striking
deliberately the part of the body over the kidneys;
11. Use of a pivot or rabbit punch;
12. Hitting an opponent during intervention
by the referee;
13. Hitting an
opponent who is entangled in the ropes;
14. Biting or any unsportsmanlike
conduct;
15. Abusive or profane
language;
16. Failure to obey the
referee;
17. Any physical action
which may injure a participant, except by fair sportsmanlike boxing;
and
18. Passive defense by means of
double cover.
H. PENALTY
FOR FOULS
1. The referee may penalize a
participant if they commit a foul.
2. Points may be deducted from the
participant's score in the round or rounds such foul occurred. The referee
shall notify the judges at the time of the foul and verify between rounds of
the points deducted.
3. If a foul
is of a serious nature, intentionally inflicted, or is continuous or repeated.
The referee may award the bout to the participant who is fouled.
I. DETERMINATION OF A KNOCKDOWN
1. A knockdown will be ruled when a
participant is hit with the padded knuckle part of the glove on the front or
side of the head or the front or side of the body above the belt, and any part
of the participant's body other than feet falls to the floor; or the
participant is hanging over the ropes without the ability to protect himself or
herself and cannot fall to the floor.
2. A referee may count a participant out if
the participant is on the floor or is being held up by the ropes.
J. REFEREE COUNT
1. If a participant falls due to fatigue, or
is knocked down by their opponent, the participant will be allowed ten seconds
to rise unassisted. When such participant falls, their opponent shall go to the
farthest neutral corner and remain there while the count is made.
2. A participant shall be deemed down when
any part of their body other than their feet is on the floor, or the
participant is being held up by the ropes. A referee may count a participant
out either on the ropes or on the floor.
3. The referee shall stop counting should the
opponent fail to go to the neutral corner, and will resume the count where the
participant left off when the opponent goes to the neutral corner.
4. Should a participant who is down rise
before the count of ten is reached, and goes back down immediately without
being struck by the opponent, the referee shall resume the count where it was
left off.
5. Before a participant
resumes after having been knocked, fallen or slipped to the floor, the referee
shall wipe any accumulated debris from the participant's gloves.
6. When a mouthpiece is knocked out, the
referee may allow the exchange to continue until there is a break in the
action. Timeout shall be called and the mouthpiece rinsed and
replaced.
K.
PARTICIPANT'S RETURN TO RING
1. A participant
shall receive a twenty second count if they are knocked out of the ring and
onto the floor by a legal strike. The participant is to be unassisted by the
second(s). If assisted by the second(s), the participant shall be
disqualified.
2. A participant who
has been wrestled, pushed, or has fallen through the ropes during a contest may
be helped back by anyone and the referee shall allow reasonable time for the
return.
3. When on the ring apron
outside the ropes, the participant shall enter the ring immediately.
4. Should the participant stall for time
outside the ropes, the referee shall start the count without waiting for the
participant to reenter the ring.
5.
When one participant has fallen through the ropes, the other participant shall
retire to a designated corner and remain there until ordered to continue the
bout.
6. A participant who
deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent from the ring, or who punches their
opponent when they are partly out of the ring and prevented by the ropes from
assuming a position of defense may be penalized, disqualified, and subject to
disciplinary action.
L.
SAVED BY THE BELL
A participant who has been knocked down cannot be saved by
the bell in any round.
M.
THREE KNOCKDOWNS IN THE SAME ROUND- TKO
The contest may be stopped at any time by the referee to
protect the health and safety of either participant. A participant who has been
ruled by the referee to have been knocked down three times in the same round
shall lose by TKO. The three-knockdown rule may be waived at the sole
discretion of the Director.
N. BOUT TERMINATION DUE TO INJURY- TKO
If a participant sustains an injury from a fair blow and the
injury is severe enough to terminate the bout, the injured participant will
lose by TKO.
O. KNOCKDOWN
EIGHT COUNT
1. In the case of a knockdown,
the eight count is mandatory. A participant who is knocked out, or is
technically knocked out shall be suspended for a minimum of thirty days from
participating in any event.
2. If a
participant is knocked out, or technically knocked out in two consecutive
bouts, the participant shall be suspended for a minimum of 60 days from
participating in any activity.
3.
If a participant is knocked out or technically knocked out in three consecutive
bouts, the participant may be suspended for a minimum of one year from
participating in any activity.
4.
The Director may require the suspended participant to undergo other medical
examinations and submit proof of such examinations and physician clearance to
compete in any future bouts.
