Code of Massachusetts Regulations
523 CMR - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION (FORMERLY, STATE BOXING COMMISSION)
Title 523 CMR 23.00 - Southeast Asian Kickboxing
Section 23.04 - Number and Duration of Rounds
Universal Citation: 523 MA Code of Regs 523.23
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
In all Southeast Asian Kickboxing contests the number and duration of rounds must conform to the following criteria unless granted a waiver or dispensation by the State Athletic Commission:
(1) Amateur. Rounds of two minutes in duration.
(2) Professional. Rounds of three minutes in duration.
(3) Non-title Bouts. Depending upon the discipline, bouts shall consist of three or five rounds of the appropriate duration with a one minute rest period between rounds. Amateur bouts shall be three rounds.
(4) Title Bouts.
(a)
Amateur. Bouts
shall consist of five rounds of the appropriate duration with a one minute rest
period between rounds.
(b)
Professional. Bouts shall consist of five rounds of
the appropriate durations with a one minute rest period between
rounds.
(5) Considerations.
(a)
The three knockdowns rule could be in effect for knockdowns caused by strikes
to the head.
(b) A combatant cannot
be saved by the bell in any round, including the final round.
(c) The standard eight count shall be
utilized.
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