Code of Maine Rules
99 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
650 - COMBAT SPORTS AUTHORITY OF MAINE (FORMERLY MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AUTHORITY OF MAINE)
Part 2 - Boxing rules
Chapter 2 - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOXING CONTESTS
Section 650-2-2-6 - Hand Wraps

Universal Citation: 99 ME Code Rules ยง 650-2-2-6

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

All bandages on boxers' hands shall comply with the following specifications:

A. For all weight classes, bandages shall be restricted to soft gauze cloth not more than twenty yards in length and two inches in width held in place by not more than eight feet of surgeon's tape no greater than one and one-half inches in width. The adhesive shall not cover any part of a knuckle, when a boxer's hand is clenched. No water or other liquid may be placed on the tape.

B. Bandages shall be evenly distributed across hands.

C. Bandages and tape shall be placed on the boxer's hands in the dressing room in the presence of an inspector and, if requested, with the manager or chief second of a boxer's opponent present.

D. Gloves must not be placed on the hands of a boxer until an inspector has approved bandaging.

E. Once hand wraps are applied, a boxer must remain in a holding area designated by the Authority. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in an Authority order to re-do hand wrapping in its entirety.

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