Iowa Code r. 875-173.14 - Foul

The following activities will be deemed a foul:

1. Hitting below the belt or after the bell has ended the round.
2. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after being down.
3. Holding an opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch.
4. Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other hand.
5. Butting with head or shoulders or using the knee.
6. Hitting with inside or butt of the hand, the wrist or the elbow and all backhand blows.
7. Hitting or "flicking" with the open glove or thumbing.
8. Wrestling or roughing at the ropes.
9. Purposely going down without being hit.
10. Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys.
11. Use of the pivot blow or rabbit punch.
12. Use of abusive or profane language.
13. Failure to obey the referee, or any physical actions that may injure a contestant, except by fair sportsmanlike boxing.

Notes

Iowa Code r. 875-173.14
Adopted by IAB January 22, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 15, effective 2/26/2025

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