58 Pa. Code § 21.5 - Scoring system
(a) The scoring
in professional contests shall be on the basis of the ten points must system.
(1) Each judge in reaching a finding on each
round of a contest shall award to the winning boxer ten points and to the
losing boxer nine points or less and shall so inscribe the official score card
immediately upon conclusion of the round.
(2) In the case of an even round, the judge
shall award ten points to each boxer.
(3) At the conclusion of each round which has
not been terminated by a knockout, a technical knockout or the disqualification
of either boxer, the Executive Director or an inspector shall tally the points
for each boxer and mark these scores on the official score card.
(4) If each boxer has been awarded the same
total number of points, the vote of the judge shall be recorded as a
draw.
(5) Each judge shall sign his
name to his score cards.
(6) A
boxer shall be declared the winner of a contest if he has received the winning
votes of two or all of the judges.
(7) A contest shall be declared a draw if the
votes of two or all of the judges shall so state, or if each boxer receives the
winning vote of one judge and the vote of the third judge shall be for a
draw.
(b) Examples of ten
point scoring are as follows:
(1) 10-10.
Indicates an even round. Neither boxer distinguished himself as being more
effective than the other. In addition, the boxers appeared equal in the areas
that may be used to break an even round, such as opponent control, ring
strategy and overall conditioning and abilities as a complete boxer, with
emphasis on overall ability.
(2)
10-9. Indicates one boxer distinguished himself as more effective during the
round, as described in paragraph (1). This score is the most often used, and
allows for a slight to considerable margin between the boxers. One boxer may
have been only slightly better than the other or the boxer may have dominated
the round without really stunning the other boxer, with no
knockdowns.
(3) 10-8. Indicates a
round in which one boxer was in constant control, and unquestionably outclassed
his opponent. The boxer may also have obviously stunned his opponent, usually
including at least one knockdown. If there were no knockdowns, there shall
still have been enough contact done to indicate that at least one of these
occurrences was imminent.
(c) Subject to the foul rule in subsection
(d), if in a round a boxer is adjudged guilty by the referee of a foul or of a
technical violation of the Athletic Code, the referee may penalize the
offending boxer one point for each foul or technical violation. The referee
shall immediately stop the contest and notify the judges of the number of
points being deducted and provide for the innocent boxer to be examined by the
ringside physician, if warranted. In each round when points are being deducted,
judges shall score the round in a normal manner and mark next to the score the
number of points being deducted for that boxer for the foul as indicated by the
referee. If a boxer persists in the employment of foul tactics or in technical
violations of the Athletic Code or if the boxer inflicts, by foul means, a
crippling injury upon his opponent so that the latter is adjudged incapable of
continuing the contest, the referee shall disqualify the offending boxer and
shall award the contest to the innocent boxer. In determining the scoring of a
round, a judge shall consider the following:
(1) Aggressiveness.
(2) Clean hitting.
(3) Cleverness.
(4) Defensive skill.
(5) Effectiveness of blows.
(6) Fouls and technical violations.
(7) Knockdowns.
(d) If a boxer in a contest scheduled for
more than four rounds receives an accidental foul that renders the boxer
immediately unable to continue and less than four rounds have been completed,
the referee shall rule the decision a "no contest." This rule does not apply in
the case of accidental low-blow fouls as referenced in subsection (l). If at
least four rounds have been completed, the boxer ahead on the scorecards shall
be awarded the decision. If neither boxer is ahead on points, the contest shall
be ruled a draw. The round shall be considered complete when the bell is
sounded ending the round. Partial rounds shall be scored when at least four
rounds have been completed.
(e) If
a boxer in a contest scheduled for four rounds receives an accidental foul that
renders the boxer immediately unable to continue and less than three rounds
have been completed, the referee shall rule the decision a "no-contest." This
rule does not apply in the case of accidental low-blow fouls as referenced in
subsection (l). If at least three rounds have been completed, the boxer ahead
on the scorecards shall be awarded the decision. If neither boxer is ahead on
points, the contest shall be ruled a draw. The partial fourth round shall be
scored.
(f) If a boxer receives an
intentional foul, the referee shall stop the contest and shall deduct one or
more points from the offender. Point deductions shall be at the discretion of
the referee based upon the severity of the foul. If the boxer who received the
intentional foul is unable to continue the round in which the foul occurred, as
determined by the referee or ringside physician, the referee shall stop the
contest and the injured boxer shall have up to 5 minutes of recovery time. If
after these 5 minutes the injured boxer cannot continue, the referee shall
disqualify the offender. Point deductions and disqualifications are at the
discretion of the referee.
(g) The
referee shall have the authority to determine whether the foul is accidental or
intentional and shall make his ruling known immediately after the foul has been
committed. The referee shall notify the judges, Commission personnel and both
boxers of his ruling.
(h) If an
injury inflicted by an accidental foul later becomes aggravated by fair blows
and the contest must be stopped in a round other than the one in which the foul
occurred, the outcome will be determined by the scoring of all partial and
completed rounds if at least four rounds have been completed. If less than four
rounds have been completed, the outcome shall be ruled a
"no-contest."
(i) If an injury
inflicted by an intentional foul later becomes aggravated by fair blows and the
contest must be stopped in a round other than the one in which the foul
occurred (See subsection (e)), the injured boxer will win by a technical
decision if he is ahead in the scoring.
(1)
The contest shall be ruled a technical draw if the injured boxer is behind or
even in the scoring.
(2) If a boxer
injures himself while attempting to intentionally foul his opponent, the
referee shall take no action in his favor, and this injury shall be treated the
same as one produced by a fair blow.
(j) In a round when a boxer has been knocked
down and that boxer has not risen at the end of the round, the count of the
timekeeper shall be continued and, if the fallen contestant shall fail to rise
before the count of ten, he shall be considered to have lost the contest by a
knockout in the round just concluded. If the boxer does rise and the round has
already ended, the timekeeper shall immediately ring the bell signifying the
end of the round.
(k) The referee
shall signal for a time-out when a boxer is knocked down as a result of an
accidental foul or accident, as ruled by the referee. The boxer shall have up
to 5 minutes of recovery time. If the boxer cannot continue after 5 minutes and
four rounds or more have been completed, the winner of the contest shall be
determined by the scores indicated for completed rounds on the scorecards.
Partial rounds shall be scored when at least four rounds have been completed.
If less than four rounds have been completed, the contest shall be ruled a
technical draw.
(l) In the case of
an accidental low-blow foul, the same procedures in subsection (k) shall be
followed, except that if the boxer who is unable to continue is ahead on
points, the contest shall be ruled a technical draw. If his opponent is ahead
on points, he shall be awarded the decision.
(m) If a boxer is disqualified by the referee
and that boxer is behind on points at the time of his disqualification,
regardless of the round, that boxer shall lose by technical knockout (TKO).
Notes
The provisions of this § 21.5 amended under the Athletic Code, 5 Pa.C.S. § 103(b)(1).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 25.6 (relating to fouls).
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