Mich. Admin. Code R. 339.231 - Fouls; boxing
Rule 231.
(1) A
referee of a boxing contest may disqualify or penalize a boxing contestant by
deducting points from a round for any of the following fouls:
(a) Holding an opponent or deliberately
maintaining a clinch.
(b) Hitting
with the head, shoulder, elbow, wrist, inside or heel of the hand, or the
knee.
(c) Hitting or gouging with
an open glove.
(d) Wrestling,
spinning, or roughing at the ropes.
(e) Gripping at the ropes when avoiding or
throwing punches.
(f) Intentionally
striking at the part of the body that is over the kidneys.
(g) Using a rabbit punch or hitting an
opponent at the base of the opponent's skull.
(h) Hitting on the break or after the gong
has sounded.
(i) Hitting an
opponent who is down or rising after being down.
(j) Hitting below the beltline.
(k) Holding an opponent with 1 hand and
hitting with the other.
(l)
Purposely going down without being hit or to avoid a blow.
(m) Using abusive language in the
ring.
(n) Unsportsmanlike conduct
on the part of the contestant or a second whether before, during, or after a
round.
(o) Intentionally spitting
out a mouthpiece.
(p) Any backhand
blow.
(q) Stalling and
faking.
(2)
Disqualification occurs after any combination of 3 of the fouls listed in
subrule (1) of this rule or after a referee determines that a foul was
intentional.
(3) Fouls result in a
point being deducted from the offending contestants score.
(4) Only a referee may assess a
foul.
(5) A fouled contestant has up
to 5 minutes to recover.
(6) If the
referee assesses a foul, the referee shall do all of the following:
(a) Call time.
(b) Check the fouled contestants condition
and safety.
(c) Assess the foul to
the offending contestant, deduct points, and notify each corners second, the
judges, and the department representative responsible for tabulating
scores.
(7) The referee
may terminate a contest based on the severity of the foul. If the referee deems
the foul intentional, the contestant shall lose by
disqualification.
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