General Boxing Rules

Usually Two Or three Official Judges Will Sit At Ringside To Score The Fights

Rounds in major professional bouts last three minutes. In all matches, there is a one-minute rest period between rounds. A professional bout may be scheduled for 4 to 15 rounds. Most professional championships are now 12 rounds. Amateur fights, including championships, are scheduled for either 3 three-minute rounds or 5 two-minute rounds. During a round, the referee is the only person in the ring besides the boxers. He sees that the fighters obey the rules. The referee warns a boxer who violates a rule. He may disqualify a fighter for committing a serious violation or for committing too many violations. Two or three judges sit at ringside and score most fights. However, amateur championship fights require five judges. The timekeeper keeps track of the time and sounds a bell to signal the beginning and end of each round. This person also begins the knockdown count that the referee picks up and continues with the count. An official ring physician is present at every bout to provide medical treatment and also to advise the referee how serious an injured fighter's condition may be. Scoring a fight. A boxer wins a fight by (1) a knockout, (2) a technical knockout, (3) a decision, or (4) a disqualification. Sometimes, a professional bout may end in a draw, with neither fighter declared as the winner.

The Rules Does Not Allowed Amateur Boxing Matches To End In A Draw

Amateur fights cannot end in a draw. In a close bout, the amateur who showed better style or committed fewer violations may win. A knockout, or KO, occurs when a boxer is knocked down and does not get up within 10 seconds, as counted by the referee. In some U.S. states, if a round ends while a fighter is down but before 10 seconds are up, the fighter is saved by the bell. But in most states, the count continues after the bell until the fighter either stands up or is counted out. In most states, the count stops at the bell that ends the last scheduled round. A technical knockout, or TKO, occurs when a boxer is judged physically unable to continue fighting. Such a judgment may be made by the referee, the official ring physician, the fighter himself, or the fighter's assistants. A decision results when two boxers fight the scheduled number of rounds without a knockout or a technical knockout. In most parts of the United States, three ringside judges, or the referee and two ringside judges, then decide the winner. In professional boxing matches, the official judges will most likely declare the fight a draw if two out of the three judges reach the same conclusion on their scorecard.

In Olympic Competitions, The Referee Is Not Allowed To Vote

A decision may be unanimous, with all three officials agreeing on the winner or, a decision may be split, with the victory going to the boxer judged the winner by two of the three officials. In a majority decision, two of the officials judge a boxer to be the winner of the fight, with the third official scoring the bout a draw. In Olympic competition, the referee has no vote, and five judges decide the winner. A decision is based on either the round or point system of scoring. Some states in the United States use the round system for professional bouts. In this system, the referee and the judges decide individually after every round which fighter won that round or whether it was a draw. At the end of the bout, each official votes for the fighter he has awarded the most rounds. States that do not use the round system for decisions in professional fights use some form of the point system.

The A.I.B.A. Accepted New Rules For Women's Boxing

All decisions in U.S. and international amateur fights are based on the 20 point must system. Each official awards the winner of a round 20 points. The annual Golden Gloves tournament is probably the most famous U.S. amateur boxing event. The nationwide tournaments are approved by the ABF and operates under the American Boxing Federation's rules. Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration bout in 1904. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. The A.I.B.A. accepted new rules for Women's Boxing at the end of the 20th century and approved the first European Cup for Women in 1999 and the first World Championship Boxing for women in 2001. It has been pencilled in that Women's boxing will only be an exhibition sport at the next 2008 Olympics.

Professional Fighters Fights For Money

Local and regional elimination bouts lead to the final championship matches. Professional boxing Financing. Professional boxers fight for money in bouts that are arranged by promoters. A promoter may be an individual or a corporate institution. The promoter rents an arena or stadium, settles the amount to be paid each boxer, sells tickets, and takes care of all other necessary arrangements. In addition, the promoters normally try to sell to television network, like cable, or closed circuit, motion picture, and radio rights for an important bout. The promoter schedules several matches for the same evening. Several preliminary bouts between less important boxers come before the main event. The main events usually features two top boxers.

General Boxing Rules