Technical & Competition Rules - Amateur Boxing Scotland

11.1.4. The Timekeeper shall commence and end each round by striking the gong or bell.
11.1.5. The Timekeeper shall announce the number of each round immediately prior to
commencing it.
11.1.6. The Timekeeper shall stop/resume the clock as instructed by the Referee.
11.1.7. The timekeeper shall regulate all periods of time and counts by a watch or clock.
11.1.8. At a “knock-down”, the Timekeeper shall give the sound signal to the Referee indicating
the elapsing seconds while the latter is counting.
11.1.9. If, at the end of a round, a boxer is “down” and the Referee is in the course of counting,
the gong indicating the end of the round will not be sounded. The gong will be sounded
only when the Referee gives the command “box” indicating the continuation of the
match. When the Referee is in the course of counting, the time of the round cannot
fi nish, because of the command “stop” given by the Referee.
11.2. Position
The Timekeeper shall be seated directly at the side of the ring.
RULE 12. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCER
12.1. Qualifi cation
For all AIBA Approved Events, the Offi cial announcer should have the following qualifi cations:
12.1.2. Fluent in multi-languages (English is mandatory).
12.1.3. An excellent understanding of the AIBA Technical and Competition Rules.
12.1.4. Possess a minimum of three (3) years experience in the fi eld of competition announcement
in sports events
12.2. Appointment
The Event Organizing Committee is responsible to hire a professional announcer for the entire
competition.
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