Code of Massachusetts Regulations
523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION)
Title 523 CMR 14.00 - General Requirements For All Unarmed Combat Contests And Exhibitions
Section 14.10 - Duration of Round

Universal Citation: 523 MA Code of Regs 523.14

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) A round of unarmed combat, other than the final round, includes a period of unarmed combat followed by a period of rest. The final round of unarmed combat includes only a period of unarmed combat.

(2) For boxing and amateur mixed martial arts contests or exhibitions, a period of unarmed combat must be three minutes in duration, and a period of rest following a period of unarmed combat must be one minute in duration. The Commission may approve a different duration for either period.

(3) For professional mixed martial arts contests or exhibitions, a period of unarmed combat must be five minutes in duration, and a period of rest following a period of unarmed combat must be one minute in duration. The Commission may approve a different duration for either period.

(4) A round of unarmed combat does not begin or end until the bell, gong, airhorn or other audible device approved by the Commission sounds.

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