1. The opponents in any one contest must be engaged at the same weight.
2. All boxers must weigh-in not less than 24 hours or more than 36 hours before the tournament.
3. When a contestant is overweight, he is allowed 1 hour from the time of the weighing to achieve the correct weight. If still overweight after such time, no further weighing is allowed.
4. In all contests the number of rounds shall be specified. No contest shall exceed 12 rounds nor be less than 8 minutes of actual boxing. Rounds shall be of 3 minute duration with an interval between each round of 1 minute.
5. All contests shall be decided in a four-rope ring noless than 16 foot andnomore than 20 foot square.
6. Boxing gloves are 8 ounces in weight for contests from flyweight to welterweight and 10 ounces for contests from light-middleweight upwards.
7. Boxers must shake hands before the commencement of the contest and at the beginning of the final round.
8. Should a boxer go down to the floor as the result of a legitimate blow, the timekeeper will count off the seconds strictly in accordance with his watch - 20 seconds unassisted if the boxer falls out of the ring, 10 seconds unassistedfrom off the canvas.
9. You cannot hit below the belt, hold, trip, kick, headbutt, wrestle, bite, spit onor push your opponent.
10. You cannot hit with your head, shoulder, forearmor elbow.
11. You cannot hit with an open glove, the inside of the glove, the wrist, the backhandor the side of the hand.
12. You cannot punch your opponent's back, or the back of his head or neck (known as arabbit punch)or in the kidneys (kidney punch).
13. You cannot throw a punch while holding on to the ropes to gain leverage.
14. You can't hold your opponent and hit him at the same time, or duck so low that your head is below your opponent's belt line.
15. When the referee breaks fighters from a clinch, you have to take a full step back; you cannot immediately hit your opponent.
16. You cannot spit out your mouthpiece on purpose to get a rest.
17. If you score aknockdownof your opponent, you must go to the farthestneutral cornerwhile the referee makes thecount.
18. If you"floor"your opponent, you cannot hit him when he's on the canvas.
19. A boxer who is hit with an accidental low blow has up to five minutes to recover.If the foul results in an injury that causes the fight to end immediately, the boxer who committed the foul is disqualified.
20. If the foul causes an injury but the bout continues, the referee orders the judges to deduct two points from the boxer who caused the injury.
21. If an unintentional foul causes the bout to be stopped immediately, the bout is ruled a "no contest" if four rounds have not been fully completed. If four rounds have been completed, the judges' scorecards are tallied and the fighter who is ahead on points is awarded atechnical decision. If the scores are even, it will be called a "technical draw."
22. Judges score on a 10-point scale. Most rounds will end 10-9, withthe more dominant boxerreceiving 10 points,the other receiving 9.If ajudge deems the round completely even, both fighters receive 10 points.
23. When the referee sees fit, he can take away a point or two for an intentional foul; he can do the same for unintentional ones, but that usually occurs after at least a warning.
24. The winner is either decidedby the judges if the fight goes the distance or by knockout (floored and cannot get up within 10 seconds), technical knockout (boxer unwilling to continue, or is deemed unable to do so)or disqualification.
25. If a fight goes this distance, and theresult is determined by the scorecards, thepossible outcomes are unanimous decision, split decision, majority decision or draw.
Sources: BoxRec.com and BBBofC
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