Code of Massachusetts Regulations
523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION)
Title 523 CMR 12.00 - Facilities, Equipment, And Supplies
Section 12.05 - Requirements for Gloves
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The gloves used in a contest or exhibition must meet the following requirements and be delivered to the Commission one hour prior to the commencement of the first match of the event:
(1) The gloves must be examined by the representative of the Commission and the referee. If padding in any glove is found to be misplaced or lumpy or if any glove is found to be imperfect, the glove must be changed before the contest or exhibition starts. No breaking, roughing or twisting of gloves is permitted.
(2) If the gloves to be used have been used before, they must be whole, clean and in sanitary condition. The gloves are subject to inspection by the referee and a representative of the Commission. If a glove is found to be unfit, it must be replaced with a glove that meets the requirements of 523 CMR 12.05.
(3) Each promoter must have an extra set of gloves of the appropriate weight available to be used in case a glove is broken or otherwise damaged during the course of a contest or exhibition.
(4) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 38, for contests or exhibitions of boxing and kickboxing, whether professional or amateur, each unarmed combatant must wear gloves which weigh not less than eight ounces and not more than ten ounces, except that the Commission will set the weight of the gloves to be used in a championship contest. All gloves must have the distal portion of the thumb attached to the body of the glove so as to minimize the possibility of injury to an opponent's eye.
(5) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 38, for contests or exhibitions of mixed martial arts, professional unarmed combatants must wear gloves weighing four ounces and amateur unarmed combatants must wear gloves weighing seven ounces.
