Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.02.01 - RULES OF THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Section 24.02.01.802 - KNOCKDOWN OF BOXING COMBATANT - PROCEDURE FOR COUNTING

01. Knockdown. When a combatant is knocked down, the referee will order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral corner of the ring, pointing to the corner, and immediately begin the count over the combatant who is down. The referee will audibly announce the passing of the seconds, accompanying the count with motions of his arm, the downward motion indication the end of each second.

02. Timekeeper. The timekeeper, by effective signaling, will give the referee the correct one (1) second interval for his count. The referee's count is the official count. Once the referee picks up the count from the timekeeper, the timekeeper will cease counting. No combatant who is knocked down may be allowed to resume boxing until the referee has finished counting to eight (8). The combatant may take the count either on the floor or standing.

03. Failure of Opponent to Stay in Farthest Neutral Corner. If the opponent fails to stay in the farthest neutral corner, the referee will cease counting until he has returned to his corner and will then go on with the count from the point at which it was interrupted. If the combatant who is down arises during the count, the referee may step between the combatants long enough to assure himself that the combatant just arisen is in condition to continue. If so assured, he will, without loss of time, order both combatants to go on with the contest. During the intervention by the referee the striking of a blow by either combatant may be ruled a foul.

04. Knock-Out. When a combatant is knocked out, the referee will perform a full ten (10) second count unless, in the judgment of the referee, the safety for the combatant would be jeopardized by such a count. If the combatant who is knocked down is still down when the referee calls the count of ten (10), the referee will wave both arms to indicate that he had been knocked out and will raise the hand of the opponent as the winner.

05. Both Combatants Down. If both combatants go down at the same time, the count will be continued as long as one (1) is still down. If both combatants remain down until the count of ten (10), the contest is stopped and the decision is a technical draw.

06. Combatants Down - Referee Counting. If a combatant is down as a result of a legal blow at or near the end of a round, the ring official will continue the count. The combatant cannot be saved by the bell.