Technical & Competition Rules - Amateur Boxing Scotland

12.1.17. Assaulting or behaving in an aggressive manner towards a Referee at any time.
12.1.18. Spitting out gumshield (teeth protector).
12.1.19. Keeping the advanced hand straight in order to obstruct the opponent’s vision.
12.2. Cautions, Warnings, Disqualifi cations
The competitor who does not obey the instructions of the Referee, acts against the rules of boxing,
boxes in any unsportsmanlike manner, or commits fouls, can, at the discretion of the Referee, be
cautioned, warned or disqualifi ed. If a Referee intends to warn a boxer, the Referee shall stop the
contest, and will demonstrate the infringement. The Referee will then point to the boxer and to each
of the fi ve Judges. A Referee having once administered a warning for a particular foul, i.e. holding,
cannot issue a caution for the same type of offence. A third caution for the same type of foul will
mandatorily require a warning to be issued. Only three warnings may be given to the same boxer in
one contest. The third warning brings automatic disqualifi cation.
12.3. When a boxer receives a Referee’s warning which the majority number of Judges concur was
warranted, then the warned boxer’s opponent will have two (2) points added to the score by the
judges pressing the appropriate button on the pad of AIBA Scoring System.
12.4. If the Referee has any reason to believe that a foul has been committed which the Referee has not
seen, the Referee may consult the Judges.
12.5. Boxers shall shake hands before the beginning and after a bout. Any further shaking of hands during
the bout is prohibited.
RULE 13. BOXER DOWN
13.1. Defi nition of “Down”
13.1.1. If the boxer touches the fl oor with any part of the body other than the boxer’s feet as the
result of a blow or series of blows.
13.1.2. If the boxer hangs helplessly on the ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows.
13.1.3. If the boxer is outside or partly outside the ropes as the result of a blow or series of
blows.
13.1.4. If following a hard punch the boxer has not fallen and is not lying on the ropes, but is in
a semi-conscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the Referee, continue the bout.
13.2. Counts During “Down”
In the case of a knock-down, the Referee shall immediately begin to count the seconds. When a
boxer is “down”, the Referee shall count from one to eight if the boxer is ready and count from one
to ten if the boxer is continuously down with intervals of a second between the numbers, and shall
indicate each second with the hand in such a manner that the boxer who has been knocked down
may be aware of the count. Before the number “one” is counted, an interval of one second must
have elapsed from the time when the boxer is knocked down, and the time of announcing “one”. If
the opponent should not go to the neutral corner on the command of the Referee, the Referee shall
stop counting until the opponent has done so. The counting shall then be continued from where it had
been interrupted.
13.3. Opponent’s Responsibilities
If a boxer is “down”, the boxer’s opponent must at once go to the neutral corner as designated by the
Referee.
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