USA Boxing Rules Reference Chart -- Guide for making

PrepJunior Youth Men Elite Men Masters Youth Women Elite WomenPee Wee Bantam Intermediate

Age 8, 9, 10 11, 12 13, 14 15, 16 17, 18 18 to 40 35 and older 17, 18 19 to 40Weight Categories (in lbs)

5 lb increments up to 100 lbs, then 101, 106, 110, 114, 119, 125, 132, 138, 145, 154, 165, 176, 176+




108, 114, 123, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 201, 201+

108, 114, 123, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 201, 201+

108, 114, 123, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 201, 201+

106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 178+

106, 112, 119, 125, 132, 141, 152, 165, 178, 178+

# of Rds/Min. 3 Rds1 min

3 Rds1 min

3 Rds1.5 min, or less

3 Rds2 mins, or less




3 or 4 Rds2 mins, or less

3 or 4 Rds2 mins, or less

Count Limits in a Round and Bout

3 in a Round, 4 in a bout





3 in a Round, 4 in a bout ORBouts without Headgear are 3 in a Round, and no limit in a bout




GlovesBoxers up to 141lbs wear 10oz or 12oz. 152lbs or above must wear 12oz.

Boxers up to 141lbs wear 10oz or 12oz. 152lbs or above must wear 12oz.




Boxers 108-141 wear 10 oz. Boxers 152 and over wear 12oz.Or allow 12oz if boxers wear headgear.

16 oz. for all weights, and

gloves must be “Masters-approved”



Headgear Yes Open face or with Cheek Protectors

Yes Open face or with Cheek Protectors




Defined by the sanction. Both boxers must be

the same.

Yes, and headgear must be “Masters-approved”



Matched Bouts — by Date-of-Birth (24-month maximum for JOs).

8 year old may box 8-9












May only box 35 years and up, within 10 years of opponent




Weight Differentials for Matched Bouts (in lbs)

101, and under = 5 lbs. 106 = 7 lbs. 110 = 7 lbs. 114 = 7 lbs. 119 = 7 lbs. 125 = 9 lbs. 132 = 9 lbs. 138 = 9 lbs. 145 = 9 lbs. 154 = 9 lbs. 165 = 12 lbs. 176 = 12 lbs. 176+ = no limit




108 = 6 lbs. 114 = 6 lbs. 123 = 8 lbs. 132 = 8 lbs. 141 = 10 lbs. 152 = 10 lbs. 165 = 10 lbs. 178 = 15 lbs. 201 = 15 lbs. 201+ = no limit





USA Boxing Rules Reference Chart -- Guide for making matches at the Local Level.

Matched B

outs: B

oxers must adhere to the com

petition rules of the lower age division.

No bout m

ay occur with only one boxer w

earing headgear.

Feature bouts require LBC

permission: Youth/E

lite Men – 4 x 3 m

ins

Youth/Elite W

omen – 5 x 2 m

ins

Use of B

andages: G

auze = 15m (49’) x 5cm

(2”) and 5m (16’) x 10cm

(4”) for a knuckle pad Tape: 5m

(16’) x 2.5cm (1”)

Bandage (stretchy w

/ velcro closure) = 2.5m (8’) up to 4.5m

(14.7’) x 5.7cm (2.25”)

Protective Restrictions: Technical R

ule & Medical R

ule Protective restrictions for KO

and TKO (as the result of blow

s to the head): N

o LOC

= 30 days LOC

<1min = 90 days LO

C >1m

in = 180 days2nd KO

/TKO due to head blow

s w/in 90 days = doubled or 90days, w

hichever is longer3rd KO

/TKO due to head blow

s w/in 365 days = m

inimum

18 months after 3rd occurrence

No com

petition or sparring during restriction period.

Mouthguard:

Losing mouthguard due to blow

= Caution

The 3rd Caution w

ill result in a Warning.

Spitting out the m

outhguard = Warning

No red or partially red-colored m

outhguards.

Timekeeper/B

ell: S

tart the round. O

nly stop the clock if Referee calls “tim

e.” Resum

e when R

eferee calls “Box.”

During R

eferee count, do not sound the end of the round — w

ait for Referee to call “box.”

Give 10-second w

arning signal as round ends. G

ive “seconds out” signal 5 seconds prior to starting the next round. S

ound signal to Referee indicating elapsing seconds during R

ef’s Knockdow

n count. R

egulate time for a Low

Blow

, LOC

situation, or if boxer falls out of the ring.

Announcer:

Before the Bout: may announce the kind of Bout, W

eight Category, duration of the Bout,

names, city, state/region, as w

ell as names city, state or region of the R

/Js. D

uring the Bout: may announce the num

ber of each round right after the start of each round; and m

ay clear the ring 10 seconds before the start of the next round. End of the Bout: m

ust reveal the final results and the winner after having received the final

results from the Supervisor.

Long Hair:

Boxers w

ith long hair are required to wear a hair cap or net underneath the headgear.

USA B

oxing Rules-at-a-G

lance

Was it a low

blow?

8-Count the com

plainer, give com

mand to “box”

Was the foul intentional

or flagrant?8-C

ount

Can the boxer continue?

DQ

the offenderW

arn the offender, give com

mand to “box”

Allow boxer up to

1:30 to recover

Can the boxer continue?

Warn the offender,

give comm

and to “box”Opponent

wins by TKO

YES

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

Low B

low R

ule:

Possible Bout D

ecisions W

P — Points

TKO —

Technical Knock-Out

TKO-I —

Technical Knock-Out Injury

DQ

— D

isqualification KO

— Knockout

DKO

— D

ouble Knockout W

O —

Walk-over

NC

— N

o Contest

Possible Scores for a Round

10 x 9 = Close round

10 x 8 = Clear w

inner 10 x 7 = Total dom

inance 10 x 6 = O

vermatched

* a judge may not score a round as a tie

Criteria to score a R

ound: 1. N

umber of Q

uality blows on the Target area

2. Technique and Tactical Superiority 3. D

omination of the R

ound 4. C

ompetitiveness

5. Infringement of the R

ules

Protectors: M

en must w

ear a groin protector.W

omen m

ay wear a groin protector and/or breast protector.

No protector m

ay conceal any part of the target area.

Uniform

: S

leeveless shirt. Contrasting w

aistband. No binding perm

itted on the sleeveless shirt nor trunks (no tape, no ties, etc). N

o metal on the body.

Seconds:E

ach boxer may have up to 3 S

econds in the corner. 2 S

econds may go up the steps. 1 S

econd may enter the ring.

A registered boxer may w

ork as a Second, but only as an

assistant, and they may not enter the ring.

10-Point-Must Scoring:

Weigh-in:

Boys/M

en weighed by m

ale official. Girls/w

omen w

eighed by female official.

Weigh in underw

ear/swim

suit. Boxers m

ay not have facial hair. N

o body piercings or accessories.

Referee:

Referees m

ay speak to the boxers, and touch the boxers. R

eferees can give unlimited num

ber of Cautions.

Soft C

aution = speaking or signaling a Caution to a boxer w

ithout stopping the action H

ard Caution = R

eferee stops the action to issue a Caution

Warnings = O

nly the Referee has the pow

er to give a Warning to a boxer. The S

upervisor (clerk) w

ill deduct one point from the offender’s score on each Judge’s scorecard.

Disqualification = R

eferee may disqualify a boxer for m

ultiple minor fouls, m

ultiple major

fouls, or any flagrant foul. M

ajor fouls (examples) = H

ead Butt, Low

Blow

with force, Low

Head, H

olding, Slapping,

Hitting behind the head, P

ushing/Pulling, P

assive defense, Sim

ulation/Faking Flagrant Fouls (exam

ples) = Intentional Head B

utt, Intentional Low B

low, Intentional use of

Elbow

, Intentionally hitting opponent on back of head or back, Intentionally punching after the bell, etc. 3 W

arnings = Autom

atic Disqualification

Headgear and G

loves: M

ust have visible US

A Boxing or A

IBA label.

Tape may be used to cover the cuff of the gloves.

Allow

able items in the corner:

Water, tow

el, ice bags, cold compress, vaseline, sw

abs, medical gloves, and m

edications as listed in the M

edical Handbook. A

drenaline 1/1000 is permissible, but m

ust be labeled. A thin coat of vaseline m

ay be used on the face to reduce cuts.

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