ARMY BOXING CONVENTION 2013 PROBABLE RULE CHANGES

HIERARCHY OF “AMATEUR” BOXING AIBA – INTERNATIONAL GOVERNING BODY ABAE – NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY CSBA – COMBINED SERVICES ARMY BA

TECHNICAL RULES AIBA – TECHNICAL RULES STATUTES AND BYLAWS ABAE – MAY ADD ADDITIONAL RULES FOR SAFETY BUT NOT RELAX OR IGNORE AIBA RULES CSBA – MAY ADD SERVICE CONDITIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE ARMY BA – MAY ADD ARMY CONDITIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE UNIT – TOURNAMENT RULES

RULE CHANGES AIBA – TECHNICAL RULES STATUTES AND BYLAWS AGE CATEGORIES WEIGHT CATEGORIES SCORING WORDS OF COMMAND AND REFEREEING GLOVE WEIGHTS HEADGUARDS MEDICAL SUSPENSIONS AND ISSUES PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE BOXING TWICE ON ONE DAY (12 HOURS) LOW BLOW

RULE CHANGES AIBA – TECHNICAL RULES STATUTES AND BYLAWS TIMEKEEPER AND GONG OPERATOR MC – ANNOUNCER WEIGH IN MEDICALS BEFORE WEIGH IN RING LAYOUT

AGE CATEGORIES YOUTH BOXER 17 – 18 AND 364 DAYS SENIOR BOXER 19 – 39 AND 364 DAYS

WEIGHT CATEGORIES > 46kgs - 49kgs > 49kgs - 52kgs > 52kgs – 56kgs > 56kgs – 60kgs > 60kgs – 64kgs > 64kgs – 69kgs > 69kgs – 75kgs > 75kgs – 81kgs > 81kgs – 91kgs > 91kgs

SCORING 3 JUDGES FROM 5 10 POINT MUST No. of quality blows Domination of the bout Competitiveness Technique and tactics Infringement of the rules 10 – 9 a close round 10 – 8 clear winner with dominance 10 – 7 total dominance 10 – 6 over matched

WORDS OF COMMAND BOX BREAK STOP TIME CAUTIONS ON THE MOVE DECISIONS UNANIMOUS SPLIT

WEIGH IN ALL BOXERS TO WEIGH IN ON FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION 6 HOURS TO BOUT 1 DAILY WEIGH IN 3 HOURS TO BOUT 1 ONLY 1 WEIGH PER BOXER SECOND SET OF CALIBRATED SCALES CHECK WEIGHS WEIGH INS TO BE CONDUCTED BY SAME GENDER AS BOXER

ADDITIONAL RULE CHANGES LOW BLOW TIMEKEEPER AND GONG OPERATOR MC – ANNOUNCER MEDICALS BEFORE WEIGH IN 12 HOURS BETWEEN BOUTS