World Boxing Competition Rules

• Set up to ensure boxing competitions are fair, equal, and safe for all boxers.
• Applies to all World Boxing Competitions and Boxing Competitions by World Boxing Members.
• National Federations cannot create contradicting Competition Rules, but may alter them to adhere to the national laws.
• Any modifications should not undermine the World Boxing Competition Rules, especially concerning medical and safety standards.

Amending Competition Rules

• Amendments are made at the World Boxing Congress, following the World Boxing Statutes.
• National Federations, the Sports and Competition Committee, and the World Boxing Executive Board can submit proposals to change the Competition Rules before the Congress.
• The Executive Board assesses and processes proposals before sending a final version of amended Competition Rules to the Congress for consideration and approval.
• World Boxing Executive Board has power to make emergency amendments for rules that are no longer applicable, or in changed environments or circumstances, and amendments cannot wait until the next Congress
• Emergency amendments are ratified at the next Congress.

Rule 1: The Competitions

• Competitions generally use a single-elimination format.
• World Boxing Executive Board can consider difference competition format such as double elimination, YOG format etc
• A Competition usually spans several days.
• Men and women compete in their respective age and weight categories.
• Boxers aim to advance through preliminary rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals.
• Each Bout consists of three rounds with two rest periods in between.
• Elite and U19 age categories have three-minute rounds.
• U17 age category have two-minute rounds.
• Rest periods between rounds are one minute for all competitions.

World Boxing Competitions

• Cover boxing competitions owned or sanctioned by World Boxing.
• World Boxing owns:
  • World Boxing Championships (Elite).
  • U19 World Boxing Championships.
  • Continental Boxing Championships (Elite).
  • World Boxing Cup Finals.
  • World Boxing Cup.
• World Boxing sanctioned competitions are Boxing competitions at Multi-Sport Games
  • U17, U19 and other non-Elite Continental Boxing Championships
  • World Boxing Challenge
• A list of all World Boxing Competitions is on World Boxing website, under World Boxing Competitions Calendar.

International Competitions

• Boxing Competitions are organized by National Federations affiliated to World Boxing or by World Boxing recognized partners, under the World Boxing Statutes, rules and policies
• Ensures a fair and equal environment to compete in safely.
• The Host National Federation owns the International Competition
• The Host National Federation takes responsibility for all aspects of the competition
• all Int'l Competitions recognized by World Boxing are in official website Calendar
• Entry to Int'l Competitions should be open to all National Federations
• Boxers will only be entered by their National Federations via Event Inivitations
• A minimum of 30 boxers from 4 National Federations is require to confirm an Int'l Competition

National Competitions

• Boxing competitions are organized by National Federations affiliated to World Boxing or by World Boxing recognized partners within their territory
• Without any involvement of World Boxing
• Only boxers affiliated to the Host National Federation can take part
• Organized via the host National Federation rules

World Boxing Championships

• Entries to Championships and U19 Competitions should be open to all National Federations
• Championships will be held the in the year following the SummerOlympic Games and every odd year between SummerOlympic Games
• U19 be held in the year of the Summer OlympicGames and every even year between SummerOlympic Games
• At least 15 National Federations from 3 Continents must enter final entries for a the Championsip to be valid
• At least 6 boxers from 2 continents in a Weight Category will validate the category at the Championship
• Hosts of World Boxing Championships will be selected by World Boxing
• Event rules dictate max number of Boxers

Continental Boxing Championships

• Entries should be open to affiliated National Federations
• Continental Boxing Championships will be held every even year
• Atleast 10 National Federations MUST be entered in Final Entries
• At least 4 Boxers must compete to validate weight category
• World boxing will select hosts

World Boxing Named Competitions

• Named Competitions MUST contain world boxing in title.
• executive Board must approve the competiions
• Number of Competitions must be limited yearly
• Hosts are selected by world boxing

Boxing Competitions at Multi-Sport Games

• owned by external entities, the rules of the competitions will supersede the competition riles
• If World Boxing is responsible for boxing, then World Boxing Competition Rules will apply

Other Sanctioned Competitions

• Executive Board may approve new boxing Competitions if it can benefit the boxers
• Needs to be approved by Boxing Congress if annually recurring

World Boxing Ranking

• Used to determine seeding at World Boxing's Elite Competitions
• Applicable only to the Elite Age Category Boxers
• Categorized by gender and Weight Categories
• Weight Category points cannot transfer to different weight category
• Boxers must have no sanctions via World Boxing to be included
• Boxers earn points at Competitions, Games and Championships

Points

• Points operated on a three-year rolling point system, beginning 2024
• Maintained for three calendar years
  • Decreasing yearly
• Ranking will decrease by:
  • 25% on 1st Jan of following calender year
  • 50% on 1st Jan of 2nd calender year
  • 100% on 1st Jan of 3rd calender year
• The more competitiveness at an event will increase points earned

Example

• If you earn 1500 points
• Next year those points are now, 1125 points
• 2nd year those points are 750
• 3rd year those points are 0
• May not accumulate points from more than 4 competition at givent time
• total points determined based on 4 competitions

Doping

• Boxers with anti-doping sanctions will not receive points from those events
• Ranking points are non-transferable
• Higher points will rank you higher

Seeding

• Seeding may be applied for elite comps
• seeding based on ranking system
• World Boxing executive Board will decide

Medal Ceremonies

• Need to compete in one bout first to secure medal
• Conducted as per World Boxing rules
• Medals should be conducted ASAP
• Bronze, silver then gold presented with no headgear or flags

Rules to Medal Ceremonies

• No signs, statements, demonstrations, objects or people

Prize Money

• Offered to Boxer or Federation
• amounts and amounts by Executive Board
• Transferred via electronic banc transfers within 30 days
• Anti-Doping test, money distributed 30 days after test results

Rules about prize money

• Federation will withhold on Boxer if any open legal matter

Invitation

• Sent to federations in International Comps or World Boxing comps
• Itineraries for: dates, locations, schedules,categories/weight, venue, number limits

More rules to Invitation

• sent months in advance for planning

Rule 2, the boxers

• Age is determined per calender year of birth
• Aged 19 to 40 as Elite Boxers, from 17 to 18 as U19, from 15 - 16 as U17
• Aged 1 child to 14 has U1 child Boxers

Weight Categories

• Elite men: flyweight - MW92+kg
• Elite women: from Light flyweight to MW81+kg

Sports Nationality

• Must be in the same National Federation to take part in Comps
• Must follow all sports nationality
• Changes will be made through the board

Refugee Status

• Refugees will be entered as Refugee Boxers under the designated flag
• A limited number of boxes per category allowed

Medical Elegibility

• All are required and probations apply
• Must present medical information for world Boxign clearance

Rule 3: The Seconds

• All Seconds must be delegated with correct skill sets
• Three seconds aloud to assit a boxer in the ring

Seconds continued:

• Seonds MUST have a towwel, they also must clean ring and apron
• No drugd, except the ones outlined
• Ice bags and swab are aloud

Prohibited rules

• Seconds MUST stay seated
• no comunication to secptors or opposing side
• NO cameras are allowed

Attire

• All second must wear national uniform with aproved items

Rule 4, Team Leaders

• Each team must have a team leader, with Coaches and Phiso's and official

Rule 5., Pre-Competiton Activity

• All entries will be in a national federation
• Competes must be right sports nationatily

Entry Rules cont'in

• ONLY one boxer per weight category allowed
• Must supply passport and medical certs and non pressancy test

Entrt continuation

• Boxers cant participate in any comptitons duirng suspenion or intigibility

• all entries are checked to see world Boxing rules pre entry phase needed, with team names and numbers final stage, with team names

Entries rules with out good excuse will be penalised

• final can exceede pre enteries with permission

Boxing Entry Check

• Teams must to enter entry check meeting validate teams enters

Failure to present docuemts means can be removed

The Delegate checks dates

• Passports is checked, and recordbooks
• Any changes needed

Tecnial Meeting

• allows time for World Coding to present key information teams can and are expected to ask questions

Technical meeting must be attended by one tean leader

Official DOraw

• the objective is to provide the start list of each weight must be done evening before comp

Comissionee

• must be former R and J and certified
• must follow conduct code

Ringside doctor

must cerified and have two docs present check medical supplies and follow guidlines must wear surgical gloves