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| The Rules and Regulations that govern the
Pan Asian Boxing
Association championship match,
adopted by this Association, shall be obligatory
and binding all the PABA's sanctioned matches
and shall prevail over local rules and regulations
of the professional boxing bouts. |
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1. General Rules and Regulations
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The Championship bouts shall
be held under the jurisdiction
of the local commission or organization
legally authorized to regulate,
control or supervise professional
boxing and under the Rues and
Regulations of the PABA who
shall designate an officer to
assure that all championship
regulations of this Association
are properly enforced.
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All PABA championship bouts shall be held twelve(12)
round duration.
Nevertheless, eleven(11) round duration of championship
bouts shall be granted only after due consideration for benefit of contestant.
Each round shall consist of three(3) minutes with one(1) minute rest period between
round.
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The PABA championship bouts
shall be officiated by a non
scoring referee and three(3)
judges who shall keep score
and shall decide on the results
of the bout using the "Ten
Point Score System".
In this system, the winner of
each round shall be entitled
to ten(10) points and the opponent
to a proportional smaller number
in which
the "half(0.5)-point scoring"
should be included to score
round of close margin.
Under no circumstances, should
the score be less than ten(10)
to seven(7).
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Incomplete round shall be scored
by the judges even though the
round has not finished.
If the bout by any reason shall
end during an incomplete round,
which has not lasted three minutes
of the fight, and in that round
one or both fighters has received
knockdown or a deduction of point(s)
caused by head butt and/or penalty
or superiority of one boxer over
another, the judge shall make
this clear in his score card in
order to go to a Technical Decision. |
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2. Weight and Weighing
Ceremony
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| 2-1 |
The official weigh-in for a
PABA championship title bout
shall take place the day prior
to the bout, between 4:00 PM
and 8:00 PM.
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Should any of the contenders
fail to make the prescribed
weight at the appointed time
for the official weigh-in, each
one of them, or both, shall
have two(2) additional hours
to make the weight.
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If the PABA champion fail to
make the weight after the additional
two(2) hours period, then he
shall immediately lose the title,
(this is known in boxing as
"losing the title on the
scale") and the bout shall
be staged as scheduled provided
that the challenger has made
the prescribed weight.
If under these circumstances
challenger wins the bout, he
shall be recognized as new champion,
but if the champion who did
not make the weight is the winner
of the bout, then the title
shall be declared vacant.
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If the champion makes the weight
and the challenger fails to
make it, the champion shall
retain the title even if he
loses the bout.
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Should both contenders fail
to make the weight after the
two(2) additional hours, the
title shall be declared vacant
and bout shall be staged as
a non-title match.
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The scale to be used for the
official weigh-in shall be available
to both boxers, at least, two(2)
hours before the official weigh-in
time.
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3. Knockdown and Knockout
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A boxer shall be deemed to
be "down" when any
part of his body, except his
feet, makes contact with the
floor of the ring, or when he
hangs helplessly over the ropes
as a result of a legal blow
according to a judgement of
the referee.
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The protection count of eight(8)
seconds after each knock down
shall be mandatory.
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Three(3) knockdowns in the
same round constitute an automatic
knockout.
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When a boxer is knocked down,
the referee shall begin the
count immediately, in loud voice,
accompanied by a movement of
his arm. If a knocked down boxer
does not stand up before the
count of ten(10), he will be
declared the loser by K.O. (Knockout),
and referee shall make it known
by waving both hands.
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When a boxer is considered
knockdown, the referee shall
order the opponent to go to
the farthest corner of the ring
to retire pointing to such corner,
and he shall immediately count
the seconds taking the count
from the knockdown judge.
If the boxer refuses to go
to the farthest corner determined
by the referee, or does not
stay there, the referee shall
stop the count to the knocked
down boxer until his opponent
retires to the indicated corner,
and then, the referee shall
continue with the count starting
from the point at which it was
interrupted.
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If a boxer knocked through
the rope, out of the platform
of the ring as a result of a
fair blow, he can not be helped
to return to the ring by any
person and, in these cases,
the count shall be of twenty(20)
seconds. If the boxer is not
able to return to the ring before
the 20 seconds he will be loser
by K.O.
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The referee shall count the
seconds to a knocked down boxer
even if the bell calling the end
of the round. If the knocked down
boxer fails to stand up before
the count of 10 he shall be loser
by K.O. Bell
can not save a fallen boxer. |
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Blows After the Bell
If the blow is delivered at the
same time the bell rings, it shall
be considered as a Legal Blow
and consequently the referee shall
act according to the rules, that
is, begin the count to the fallen
boxer.
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If the blow is delivered
accidentally
after the bell rings,
so determined by the referee,
and the fight could not
continue, the judges score
card shall be consulted
and shall be declared
a winner the boxer who
is ahead in the score
cards. If in these accidental
cases occur before the
completion of the fourth
(4th) round, the decision
will be Technical draw.
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If the blow is delivered
intentionally
after the bell rings,
so determined by the referee,
and the fight could not
continue, the offender
shall lose the bout by
Disqualification, no matter
in what round the intentional
blow took place.
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| 4-1 |
A PABA championship bout cannot
be terminated by a low-blow
since the protector used by
both boxers is considered sufficient
protection to withstand any
of the so called low-blow.
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If either of the boxers
throws himself
on the floor or otherwise indicates
his unwillingness to continue
the fight, claiming a low-blow,
the referee shall immediately
begin the count, and if the
claiming boxer should not resume
the fight before the count of
ten(10), he shall be declared
the loser by K.O. unless the
referee has determined that
there was a low-blow
In case of an accidental
low-blow, so determined
by the referee, he shall determine
if the boxer who received the
low-blow may continue or not
to fight.
If the capacity recipient
of the low-blow has not been
endangered as a result of the
low-blow, then the referee shall
order him to resume the fight
after an interval which is subject
to the referee's discretion
but which shall not be longer
than five(5)
minutes.
A boxer unable or unwilling
to resume the fight after his
maximum time limit of five(5)
minutes, he shall lose the fight
by TKO, Technical Knock-Out
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If either of the boxers deliberately
and intentionally delivers illegal
blows to his opponent, he shall
be penalized with a loss of
points, or be disqualified,
depending on the seriousness
of the fault, subjected to the
referee's discretion.
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5. Injuries, Cuts or Wounds
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By fair
(legal) blow
When an injury (cut) or a wound
is produced by a fair (legal)
blow and due its seriousness
the bout cannot continue, the
injured boxer shall lose the
bout by TKO(Technical Knockout)
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By unfair
(illegal) blow
The unfair (illegal) blows may
be the result of intentional
blows or accidental blows;
A)
Intentional blows :
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If a boxer should intentionally
deliver an unfair blow
to his opponent and as
result an injury or wound
is produced, and due to
its seriousness the injured
boxer cannot continue
the fight, the boxer who
intentionally delivered
the unfair blow will lose
by Disqualification.
If under the same circumstances
the fight is resumed,
the referee shall penalize
the offender by deducting
point(s) depending on
the severity of the offense.
In these cases, the referee
shall immediately notify,
along with his deduction
of the point(s), the Supervisor
and Judges that the wound
was produced by an unfair
intentional blow.
If the wound get worse
in subsequent rounds
to the point that a suspension
of the bout is deemed
necessary, the decision
shall be as follows:
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Technical Draw
: If the injured
boxer is behind
on points or even
on the score cards
of the judges provided
the four (4) complete
rounds (12 minutes
of fight) have taken
place.
Technical Decision
: In favor of
the injured boxer
if he is ahead on
the score cards
of the judges as
long as the four(4)
complete rounds
have taken place.
In case a boxer
should suffer an
injury produced
by himself, the
referee shall make
no decision in his
favor and the injury
shall be considered
produced by a fair
blow from his opponent
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B) Accidental
Blows :
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If the referee sees, or
if after consulting with
the judge, that a boxer
has been injured by an accidental
blow, and as a consequence
of this injury the boxer
cannot continue the fight
he shall make the following
decisions ;
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Technical Draw
: If both boxers
are even on the
score cards of the
judges or if no
more than the four(4)
complete rounds
have elapsed when
the fight is stopped.
Technical Decision
: in favor of the
boxer who is ahead
on the score cards
of the judges as
long as the four(4)
complete rounds
have been taken
place.
Only the score of
the completed rounds
shall be accounted.
If
under
the same circumstances
(accidental blow),
the fight is resumed
the referee shall
immediately notify
the Supervisor and
the judges that
the injury was produced
by an accidental
blow.
And, if the injury
gets worse in
subsequent rounds
to the point that
a suspension of
the fight is deemed
necessary, the decision
shall be:
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Technical
Draw in
case both
boxers are
equal in the
score cards
of the judges
or in case
the four(4)
complete rounds
have not been
taken place,
Technical
Decision
in favor of
the boxer
who is in
ahead of the
score cards
of the judges
provided the
four(4) complete
rounds have
taken place.
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Cut Produced by Head Butts
By intentional head-butt
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When a cut has produced
by intentional head-butting
the referee must stop
the bout and deduct two(2)
points to the unhurt boxer
and one(1) point, at the
referee's discretion,
in case that the opponent
does not get cut by
the headbutt.
Decisions
If the cut is produced
by an Intentional
Butt and the injured
boxer is behind in the
score cards the bout shall
be declared Technical
Draw and in case the
injured boxer is ahead
in the score cards he
will be the winner by
Technical Decision.
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| 6-1 |
The referee shall exercise
immediate authority, direction
and control over the fight in
accordance with rules and regulations
governing the title bout.
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The referee shall be the only
authorized person to determine,
or to decide, whether the injuries
produced by -
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-fair blows or
-intentional blows or
-accidental blows or
-head butts by intentionally
or accidentally.
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The referee shall have the
authority to stop the fight
and make a decision pursuant
to the regulations.
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In case a boxers suffers a
cut the referee has the authority
to stop the fight, and such
case he must consult with the
ring physician as to whether
or not to stop the fight. The
physician shall only give his
advice to the referee, but,
the referee is the only authorized
person who can stop the fight.
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The ringside physician may
only step up to the ring, during
the progress of the fight, when
asked to do so by the referee,
but may step up to the ring
to examine a boxer, following
his own judgement, during the
intermissions between rounds
and shall inform the referee
of his opinion concerning the
physical condition of any of
the boxers.
The physician shall avoid
any gesture or signal indicating
his opinion to other persons
other than the referee because
he could be erroneously interpreted
by the public or by the interested
persons
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The administration or the use
of drugs or stimulants by any
of the boxers, before or drug
the fight, is absolutely forbidden.
Any of the boxers violating
this rules shall be subject
to disqualification. The boxers,
during the fight, are only allowed
to drink pure water.
The discretionary use of vaseline
around the eyes shall be allowed.
However the use of grease, vaseline
or any other substance on the
arms, legs or body of the boxers
is forbidden.
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Only the discretional use of
hemostatics, such as adrenaline
solution at -
1 x 1000, shall be allowed to
control bleeding of minor cuts
or lacerations suffered by the
boxers during the fight. |
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The weight of the gloves to
be used in the PABA championship
bouts shall be as follows:
| from Minimumyweight
up to Super Flyweight |
6
ounces |
| from Bantamweight
up to Welterweight |
8
ounces |
| from Super
Welterweight up to and
included Heavyweight |
10
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When in the contract of the boxers
the trademark is not established,
the Supervisor of the fight shall
decide the glove trademark to
be used. |
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In all categories the bandage
shall be of no more than twelve(12)
yards of soft gauze of no more
than two(2) inches wide and
no more than eight(8) feet of
Surgeon's tape of no more than
one(1) inch wide for each hand.
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The style of bandage shall
be free provided that the knuckles
of boxer's hands are not
covered by the surgeon's tape.
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12. Suspension of the
fight due to unforeseen causes
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If due to unforeseen or accidental
cause it is necessary to suspend
a PABA championship bout before
the end of the scheduled rounds,
a Technical Decision
shall be given in favor of the
boxer who is ahead on
the score cards of the judges
provided that at the moment
of the stop of the fight at
least the four(4) complete rounds
have passed.
Should the fight be suspended
before the completion
of the four(4) rounds the decision
shall be Technical Draw.
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An anti-doping test will be
performed after the all PABA
championship bouts
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The rings to be used for the
PABA championship bouts shall
measure no less than eighteen(18)
feet (5.5 meter) and no more
than
twenty four(24) feet (7.3
meter) long for each side between
the ropes. The ring padding
shall consist of one(1) inch
layer of "Ensolite Celotex
Building Board" or similar
material applied over one-inch
base of Celotex Building Board
or similar material.
All boxing rings must be equipped
with four(4) parallel ring ropes
each no less than one(1) inch
thick in diameter.
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| 15-1 |
The genital protector and mouth
protector shall be of obligatory
usage to all boxers participating
to the PABA championship fights.
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When for any reason, a boxer
loses the mouth protector during
the bouts the referee shall
pickup the protector, without
stopping the fight and without
losing sight of the fight, shall
deliver or throw the protector
to the seconds of the boxer
in order for them to clean it
and return it as soon as possible
The referee, making good use
of his judgement, shall replace
the protector to the boxer who
lost it at the appropriate moment.
The boxer who, at the referee's
judgement, intentionally spits
out the mouth protector shall
be warned the first time, and
if he continues with this action,
the referee can penalize him
with point deduction through
the judges.
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Each boxer shall be allowed
no more than three(3) seconds,
one of which shall be the chief
second who shall be responsible
for the behavior in the corner
during the fight.
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The supervisor appointed to
act in a PABA championship fight
is the representative of the
President of the PABA. His duties
are to assist and help the local
Commission with regard to the
handling of the fight, and to
make sure that all the PABA
championship rules and regulations
are complied with. He has full
authority to take whatever steps
he may consider necessary to
safeguard the good name of the
Pan Asian Boxing Association
and the best interest of all
concerned.
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