3.17 Contestants
may wear only boots and shorts approved by the Inspector and the Referee.
Male Boxers must be stripped to the waist while female Boxers will wear
above the waist a singlet and such protective cover as may from time
to time be ordered by the Board.
3.18 All
boxers must have available two pairs of boxing trunks of different colours
and wear those selected by the Inspector. In cases of dispute
regarding a clash of colour the Inspector’s decision shall be final.
3.19 All
Boxers must wear underneath their trunks a suitable protector approved
by the B.B.B of C. Inspector or official in charge of the Promotion.
3.20 A Boxer
is required to wear throughout the Contest a properly fitted gumshield.
As a precaution he should bring with him two of these to every
contest in which he has to participate. With this exception no
other protection may be worn by a Boxer on the body above the waistline
except as may be ordered by the Board in the case of female Boxers.
3.21 The
official in charge of the Promotion shall ensure that the Boxers have
a clean and smart appearance and that all wearing apparel and towels
are clean when entering the ring.
3.22 Bandages
are permitted for the protection of hands. These must be 2 inch
wide soft bandage and 1 inch zinc oxide plaster. The tape must not be
applied over the knuckles.
3.23 Boxing
gloves shall be 8 ounces in weight for Contests from Flyweight to Welterweight
and 10 ounces for Contests from Light-middleweight upwards. Breaking
by twisting, removal of padding by fingering and thumbing from the potential
part of the glove is prohibited. In all female contests gloves
shall be 10 ounces in weight. All gloves used under the British
Boxing Board of Control jurisdiction must be thumb attached.
3.24 Gloves
will only be used in one Contest at a Promotion. Contestants must
wear the same make of glove. It shall be for the Promoter to ensure
an adequate supply of approved gloves is available for every Contest.
3.25 When
a Referee is appointed to officiate in a contest in which one of the
participants is an overseas Boxer he must interview the Boxer before
the Contest in the dressing room. This must be in the presence
of the Boxer’s Agent, or an interpreter, and the Inspector, when the
Referee must explain to the Boxer the Rules of
boxing applicable in the Territory.
3.26 The
Timekeeper shall ring the bell to start each round (“the Commencement”)
and shall call “Corners – 10 seconds” ten seconds before the Commencement
and then “Seconds out” five seconds before the Commencement.
3.27
The Seconds must leave the ring when called upon to do so by the Timekeeper
and it shall be the Referee’s duty to see that they do.
3.28 Boxers
must shake hands before the commencement of the Contest and at the beginning
of the final round and must defend themselves at all times during the Contest.
3.29 The
Referee shall award a maximum of ten points at the end of each round
to the better man and a proportionate number to the other contestant.
If he considers the round was even he will then award the maximum number
to each contestant.
3.30 Only
official score sheets approved and supplied by the Board shall be used
by the Referees at Contests. The top copy shall be handed to the
Inspector at the conclusion of the Contest and then forwarded, by him,
to the Area Secretary or in the case of all Championships and Eliminators
for Championships (save of and for Area Championships) to the Board.
3.31
Points will be awarded:-
For “attack” – direct clean hits with the knuckle part of the
glove of either hand to any part of the front or side of the head or
body above the belt.
The “belt” is defined as an imaginary line drawn across the body from
the top of the hip bones.
For “defence”
– guarding, slipping, ducking or getting away from an attack.
Where contestants are otherwise equal the majority of points will be
given to the one who does most leading off or displays the better style.
3.32 Should a Boxer
go down to the floor as the result of a legitimate blow, the Timekeeper
shall count off the seconds strictly in accordance with his watch.
The opponent shall retire immediately to the furthest neutral corner
and neither Boxer shall resume boxing
until ordered to do so by the Referee.
3.32.1 In this Regulation
3.32, “down” shall mean one or more of the following:-
- when
a Boxer falls from the boxing
ring beyond the ring apron as a result of a legitimate blow; or
- when a Boxer is
on one foot or both feet and at the same time any other part of his
body is touching the floor of the boxing
ring; or
- when a Boxer is
supported on the ropes of the boxing
ring and, in the opinion of the Referee, is unable to defend himself; or
- when a Boxer is in the act of rising
and in
all of the above cases, a Boxer shall be considered to be down until
he has regained his feet within the boxing
ring and is in a position and a condition to defend himself.
3.33 If a Boxer is “down”
under the provisions of Regulation 3.32.1(a) he must return to the boxing
ring unassisted within twenty seconds. In all other cases mentioned
above, he must regain his feet unassisted within ten seconds. The Referee
shall not permit a Boxer to continue boxing,
if in his opinion he is able to do so, until the expiration of 8 seconds following the knock
down.
3.33.1 A Boxer failing
to continue with a Contest after the intervals specified above shall
not be awarded any points for that round but will have 10 points deducted
from his score. His opponent shall receive ten points and be declared
the winner.
3.33.2If a Boxer regains
his feet in the boxing ring within the specified intervals but fails
to satisfy the Referee that he is in a position and condition to defend
himself, the Referee shall stop the Contest and deduct ten points from
this score. He shall award the opponent ten points and declare
him the winner.
3.33.3 A
Referee shall have the power to interrupt the count where he considers
that a fallen Boxer is in need of urgent medical attention and in such
cases the opponent shall be declared the winner by a technical count
out (T.C.O.).
3.33.4 A Referee may consult
the ringside doctor at any stage concerning the fitness of a boxer to
continue a Contest.
3.34 If at any time
during a Contest the Referee decides in his complete discretion that
one contestant is outclassed or is unable to continue as a result of
injury, or is not in a position to continue boxing or, at the conclusion
of any round, is ten points or more behind his opponent, he shall stop
the Contest and declare the opponent the winner.
3.35 In the event of
the count being interrupted by the bell signifying the end of a round,
the Contest and the count shall continue either until the Boxer who
is down regains his feet within the boxing ring when the end of the
round is declared, or until after the full count is reached when the
Contest will terminate. This shall apply in every round including
the final round and any Promoter/Boxer Agreement will be deemed to have
included this requirement within its terms.
3.36 Seconds employed
in a corner shall not give advice or assistance to the Boxers during
the progress of a round.
3.37 Any person acting
as a Second who is in breach of any of the Rules or Regulations, or
any order from the Referee, or is guilty of behaviour which, in the
opinion of the Referee, is detrimental to either Boxer, or preventing
him from carrying out his duties, may be ordered from the ringside.
When a Referee makes such a decision the Second must comply by immediately
leaving the area in an orderly manner.
3.38
The following acts shall not be permitted during a Contest:-
- hitting below the belt:
- using the “pivot blow”:
- hitting on the back of the head or neck:
- kidney punching;
- hitting with the
open glove, the inside, or the butt or the back of the hand, or with the wrist or elbow;
- holding, butting,
or careless use of the head, shouldering, wrestling or roughing:
- not trying;
- persistently ducking below the waistline;
- intentional falling without receiving a blow;
- failing to break
when so ordered, or striking or attempting to strike an opponent on the break;
- deliberately striking
a opponent when he is dropping to the floor or when he is down;
- hitting an opponent
after the termination of a round;
- any other conduct
which a Referee may deem foul;
3.38.1 In
any of the above cases the Referee shall name the Boxer at fault and
call upon him to desist and may in his sole discretion have the power
to caution or disqualify a Boxer for any such act with or without reference
to any medical opinion.
3.38.2 A
Referee may also deduct points from a Boxer’s score for breaches of
these Rules. He should indicate this to the Boxer, his corner
and to the Steward in Charge or the Area Representative present by pointing
to the offender, raising a finger or fingers to indicate the number
of points deducted and call out the reason for the penalty,
3.39 When ordered by the Referee to
“break” both Boxers shall immediately take one step back before re-commencing
to box. The parting of Boxers by force should be avoided if possible.
3.40 If, for any reason,
a Referee decides that a Contest shall be stopped temporarily, he
shall call upon the Boxers to “stop boxing”
and then instruct the Timekeeper to take “Time off.
3.41 In the event
of the disqualification of a Boxer the Referee must report the facts
to the Promoter or his duly authorised representative forthwith and
must send a full report to the Board, or the Area Council concerned
within 48 hours of the contest taking place.
3.42 A Boxer who is
disqualified by a Referee in a Contest shall not be entitled to receive
his purse, other than travelling expenses until the Board or Area Council
in whose Area the Contest took place has adjudicated upon the distribution
of the same in accordance with Regulation 9.16. The Promoter must
forward the purse, or balance of the purse within 48 hours of the Contest,
to the Area Council concerned or, in the case of a Championship or Eliminating
Contests for a Championship, to the Registered Office of the Board.
3.43 The Boxer’s
Manager, or in his absence the Chief Second, shall alone have the responsibility
of retiring a Boxer in a Contest. An indication of retirement
shall not be given while a round is in progress.
3.44 The Referee
shall decide each Contest in favour of the Boxer who obtains the greatest
number of points.
3.45 At the conclusion
of the Contest the Referee shall raise the winning Boxers arm.
In the event of a draw both Boxers will be called to the centre of the
ring and the Referee shall raise the arm of each Boxer simultaneously.
3.46 At the end of
a Contest which lasts the scheduled number of rounds the Master of Ceremonies
shall announce the Referee’s final score.
3.47
If, during a Contest the Timekeeper is taken ill at any time before
the last round, the Referee shall stop the Contest until
another official has been appointed by the B.B.B. of C. official in
charge, or the Inspector.
The Referee
shall then use his discretion as to whether the Boxers shall continue
an unfinished round or declare that round completed.
3.48
If for any reason a Referee is unable to continue to act during a Contest
the following action shall be taken:-
- If a round is in
progress the Timekeeper shall ring the bell and stop the Contest.
- The B.B.B of C.
representative in charge, or the Inspector, shall hand the score card
for the Contest to another appointed Referee who shall continue to supervise
the Contest from the last completed round.
- At the conclusion
of the Contest, should it go the full distance, the Referees decision
shall be in accordance with the score sheet.
- If no other Referee
is available the B.B.B of C. representative may appoint the Inspector
to act as Referee.
3.49 Promoters
shall procure that no persons shall be permitted to enter the boxing
ring at any time during a Promotion except with the permission of the
Steward or representative in charge. Promoters shall procure further
that no press or television photographers shall be permitted to mount
the steps or walk on the platform of the boxing ring until the Contest
has terminated and the Referees decision has been announced.
3.49.1 There shall be no
amplification or broadcast of any statement made from the boxing ring
before, during, or after any contest, except by the official Master
of Ceremonies with the authority of the Promoter, or otherwise by permission
of the Steward or representative in charge.
3.49.2 At the conclusion
of a Contest no person shall be allowed to enter the ring with the exception
of the MC, the Promoter and Board officials until such time as the ringside
doctors have completed an initial examination of both boxers.
It will be the responsibility of the Promoter to ensure that this Regulation
is carried out.
3.50 Whilst officiating
in his capacity the Referee shall decide any question not provided for
in this Regulation and the interpretation of any of the provisions of
this Regulation on matters arising during the time the Boxers are in
the boxing ring. The Referees decision in all cases shall be final.
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Kids class competition
Glyn & Mat Mowatt
Glyn's first Amatuer Fight, with Brendan Ingle doing his corner
Carl (born to be) Wild
A very young Glyn and Herol 'Bomber' Graham
Glyn Rhodes vs Robert Lloyed
Ryan Rawlinson and Glyn
Howard Rainey
Bob Cotterell and kids
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