Rules & Regulations
A schedule of the rules and regulations governing the sport are available at info@wwcba.org . The following is greatly abridged and intended as a summary for interested parties.
- Male and female boxers aged 25 - 57 years old may compete.
- Weight categories with a 2.5kg tolerance in competition matching from 51kg to 91kg+
- Bouts contested over 3 rounds of 2 minutes with 1 minute intervals
- 16oz gloves to be worn
- Full headgear to be worn
- Groin protection compulsory for males, optional for females
- Scoring based 20 points awarded by each of the three judges per round
- Three standing eight counts in a round will result in referee stopping contest
- The referee can stop the bout at any stage if in their independent opinion, the safety of either boxer is compromised.
