Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) No boxing contest shall be scheduled for
more than twelve rounds, of three minutes duration, and one minute rest
period
(B) Referee is the sole
arbitrator of a bout and is the only individual authorized to stop a contest.
The referee shall be approved by the commission and will not score the
contest.
(C) All bouts will be
evaluated and scored by three judges approved by the commission.
(D) "Ten Points Must System" will be standard
system of scoring a bout. Judges are to score each round using the following
criteria:
(1) Clean punching
(2) Effective aggressiveness
(3) Ring generalship
(4) Defense
(E) At the conclusion of each round, the
judges shall score that round and submit their scorecard to the referee who
will then submit the cards to the inspector or commission representative. For
title bouts the judges will fill out two scorecards for each boxer per round,
one card for the sanctioning body and the other for the state commission.
(1) Judges may only deduct points when
instructed by the referee.
(2) In
the event that the bout is stopped prior to the round ending, the judges shall
score "all" incomplete and partial rounds as if they were completed
rounds
(F) All boxers are
required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The round cannot begin
without the mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the
referee will call time and have the mouthpiece replaced at the first opportune
moment, without interfering with the immediate action. The referee may deduct
points if it is judged the mouthpiece is being purposely spit out.
(G) There is "no" standing eight
count.
(H) A mandatory eight count
after knockdowns will be standard procedure in all bouts.
(I) There is "no" three knockdown
rule.
(J) Determination a of a
knockdown
It shall be rules a knockdown when as a result of a legal blow
or series of legal blows, a contestant:
(1) Touches the canvass with any part of the
body other than their feet
(2) Is
being held up by the ropes
(3) Is
hanging on, through, or over the ropes without the ability to protect
themselves and cannot fall to the floor.
(4) Turns their back to their opponent and
walks away without protecting themself
(K) When a boxer has been knocked down; the
referee must immediately order the other boxer to a neutral corner and shall
thereafter pick up the count from the timekeeper. The downed boxer will be
allowed a ten count in which to rise unassisted. Should the boxer arise before
the ten count is reached and go back down immediately without being struck by
the opponent, the referee shall resume the count from where they left off. If a
contestant is unable to continue at the count of ten, the referee shall declare
the opponent the winner by a knockout. A referee may terminate the count and
the bout if they decide the safety of the downed opponent is at risk.
(L) A boxer shall receive a twenty second
count, to re-enter the ring, if the boxer is knocked out of the ring and onto
the floor. Failure to re-enter the ring in the prescribed time will cause the
boxer to lose the bout. The boxer is to be unassisted by any of their seconds.
If assisted by any of their seconds, boxer shall be disqualified by the
referee.
(M) A boxer who has been
knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round.
(N) If a boxer sustains an injury from a fair
blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate the bout, the injured boxer
will lose by TKO.
(O) Intentional
fouls:
(1) If an intentional foul causes an
injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the bout immediately, the
boxer causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.
(2) If an intentional foul causes an injury
and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee will notify the judges to
deduct two points from the boxer who caused the foul. Point deductions for
intentional fouls are mandatory.
(3) If an intentional foul causes an injury
and the bout is allowed to continue and the injury results in the bout being
stopped in a latter round, the injured boxer will win by a technical decision
if they are ahead on the scorecards and if they are behind or even on the
scorecards the bout will result in a technical draw. Partial or incomplete
rounds will be scored. If no action has occurred, the round should be scored as
an even round.
(4) If the boxer
injures themselves while attempting to intentionally foul the opponent, the
referee will take no action in their favor and this injury will be considered
the same as if caused by a legal blow.
(5) If the referee feels that a boxer has
conducted themselves in an unsportsmanlike manner they may stop the bout and
disqualify them.
(P)
Accidental fouls
(1) If an accidental foul
causes an injury severe enough for the referee to stop the bout immediately,
the bout will result in a "No Decision" if stopped before three completed
rounds in bouts scheduled for four rounds. If three rounds have been completed
in a bout scheduled for four rounds, a technical decision will be awarded to
the boxer who is ahead on the scorecards at the time the bout was stopped.
Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no action has occurred, the
round should be scored as an even round.
(2) If a bout is scheduled for more than four
rounds and an accidental foul occurs causing an injury severe enough for the
referee to stop the bout immediately, the bout will result in a "No Decision"
if stopped before four completed rounds. If four rounds have been completed in
a bout scheduled for more than four rounds, a technical decision will be
awarded to the boxer who is ahead on the scorecards at the time the bout was
stopped. Partial or incomplete rounds will be scored. If no action has
occurred, the round should be scored as an even round.
(3) Rounds are complete when the bell rings
signifying the end of that round.
(4) A boxer who is hit with an accidental low
blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time but no more than five
minutes or they will lose the fight.
(Q) Fouls
A foul is an action by a boxer, identified by the referee that
does not meet the standard of a fair blow or the conduct of a responsible
professional fighter. Fouls may include, but are not limited to, the following
type of contact or acts:
(1) Hitting
an opponent below the navel or behind the ear
(2) Hitting an opponent who is knocked
down
(3) Holding an opponent with
one hand and hitting with the other
(4) Holding or deliberately maintaining a
clinch
(5) Wrestling, kicking or
roughing tactics
(6) Pushing an
opponent about the ring or into the ropes
(7) Hitting with the head, shoulder, elbow,
or knee
(8) Hitting with an open
glove, the butt or inside of the hand, or back of the glove
(9) Purposely falling to the canvas of the
ring without being hit or for the purpose of avoiding a blow
(10) Striking deliberately at the part of the
body over the kidneys
(11) Rabbit
punches (punches thrown to the back of the head and neck areas).
(12) Jabbing the eyes with the thumb of the
glove
(13) Unsportsmanlike conduct
causing injury to an opponent that does not meet the standard of a fair blow.se
(14) Use of abusive language
(15) Hitting on the break
(16) Intentionally spitting out the
mouthpiece
(17) Hitting on or out
of the ropes
(18) Holding ropes and
hitting
(19) Biting or
spitting
(20) Not following
referee's instructions
(21)
Crouching below opponents belt
(22)
Stepping on an opponent
(23)
Leaving the neutral corner
(24)
Shouting from a second from the corner