Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Title 38
Chapter 5 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING
Section 38-5-006 - EQUIPMENT
Current through March 20, 2024
006.01 Each contestant must provide an abdominal guard with protective cup, two (2) pair of trunks of contrasting color, shoes, and an approved custom-fitted mouthpiece.
006.02 Hand wraps must be applied in the dressing room in the presence of a Commission official and a representative of the contestant's opponent. A contestant may waive witnessing the wrapping of the opponent's hands.
006.03 One winding of surgical tape, not over one and one-half (1.5) inches wide, may be placed directly on the hand to protect the part of the hand near the wrist. The tape may cross the back of the hand twice but cannot extend to within one (1) inch of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist. A single four (4) inch by four (4) inch surgical pad or equivalent material approved by a Commission official, folded in half, may be used on the knuckles of each hand for added protection and safety. Single strips of surgical tape, not wider than one-fourth (.25) inch and no longer than three (3) inches, may be placed between the knuckles in order to hold the gauze in place. Contestants may use soft gauze not over two (2) inches wide and 20 yards in length, held in place by not more than eight (8) feet of surgical tape not greater than one and one-half (1.5) inches wide to complete the wrappings for each hand.
006.04 The gloves cannot be twisted or manipulated in any way by the contestants or others. If a glove breaks or a string becomes untied during the bout, the referee will instruct the timekeeper to take a time-out while the glove issue is being corrected. All gloves must be checked by a Commission official prior to the start of the bouts. Any snagged, torn, or unfit gloves will not be approved for competition.
