Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1371 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND MARTIAL ARTS CONTESTS (REPEALED)
Subpart B - BOXING
Section 1371.350 - Intentional and Accidental Fouls and Injuries
Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1371.350
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Fouls
1)
If one of the contestants falls to the ring floor, or otherwise indicates an
unwillingness to continue because of a claim of a low-blow foul, and the
referee does not agree, the contest may be terminated, and the referee may
award the contest to the opponent.
2) In the case of a referee determined
accidental foul, the referee shall determine whether the contestant who has
been fouled can continue. If the contestant's chances have not been seriously
jeopardized as a result of the foul, the referee may order the bout continued
after an interval of not more than 5 minutes rest.
3) The following actions in a boxing bout or
contest shall be considered fouls:
A) Hitting
below the belt;
B) Hitting an
opponent who is down;
C) Holding an
opponent with one hand while hitting with the other;
D) Holding or clinching after the referee
orders the contestants to break, or hitting on the break;
E) Wrestling or kicking;
F) Butting with the head or
shoulder;
G) Hitting with open
gloves, hitting with the butt of the hand, wrist or elbow and all back hand
blows;
H) Roughing on the
ropes;
I) Hitting in the back or
kidney area;
J) Hitting on the back
of the head or neck;
K) Jabbing the
opponent's eyes with the thumb of the glove;
L) Hitting after the bell has sounded ending
a round; and
M) Conduct that in the
opinion of the referee is unsportsmanlike.
b) Injuries
1) The referee, at his or her discretion, may
request that the physician examine a contestant during the bout. Should the
examination occur during the course of a round, the clock shall be stopped
until the examination is completed. The physician may recommend that the
referee stop the bout, in which case the referee shall render the appropriate
decision.
2) In the event of
serious cuts or injuries, the referee shall summon the physician who shall
advise whether the bout should be stopped.
3) A referee shall consider the decision of
the physician.
4) The referee shall
be authorized to determine if injuries were produced by a foul, and if the foul
was intentional or accidental.
c) Injuries Sustained as a Result of Fouls
1) Intentional Fouls
A) If an intentional foul causes an injury,
and the injury is severe enough to terminate the bout immediately, the
contestant causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.
B) If an intentional foul causes an injury
and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee will notify the Division
representative and may deduct points from the contestant who caused the foul.
Point deductions for intentional fouls will be mandatory.
C) If an intentional foul causes an injury
and the injury results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the injured
contestant will win by technical decision if he or she is ahead on the score
cards, or the bout will result in a technical draw if the injured boxing
contestant is behind or even on the score cards.
D) If a contestant injures himself or herself
while attempting to intentionally foul his or her opponent, the referee will
not take any action in his or her favor, and this injury will be the same as
one produced by a fair blow.
E) If
the referee believes that a contestant has conducted himself or herself in an
unsportsmanlike manner, the referee may stop the bout and disqualify the
contestant.
2)
Accidental Fouls
A) If an accidental foul
causes an injury severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately,
the bout will result in a no decision if stopped before 4 completed rounds. 4
rounds are complete when the bell rings signifying the end of the fourth
round.
B) If an accidental foul
causes an injury severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately,
after 4 rounds have occurred, the bout will result in a technical decision,
awarded to the contestant who is ahead on the score cards at the time the bout
is stopped.
C) Partial or
incomplete rounds will be scored. If no action has occurred, the round should
be scored as an even round. This is at the discretion of the judges.
3) A contestant who is hit with an
accidental low blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time, but no
more than 5 minutes, or he or she will lose the fight.
d) Loss of mouthpiece. When a mouthpiece is knocked out of a contestant's mouth, the referee may call time when he or she deems that there is a lull in action (not in the heat of battle). The referee may have the second replace the mouthpiece. The referee may call a time out based on loss of a mouthpiece one time per contestant during the bout without points being deducted from the contestant whose mouthpiece came out, at the discretion of the referee.
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