The rings used in World championship fights shall not measure less than eighteen (18) feet (5.486 m) nor more than twenty-four (24) feet (7.315 m) per side of the rope, and the floor of the ring shall extend beyond the ropes not less than eighteen (18) inches (457.2 cm). The floor of the ring shall be padded with a one inch (25.4 mm) layer of Enslolite or its equivalent, placed on a one inch (25.4 mm) construction wood base or other appropriate material stretched and secured under the platform. The ropes of the ring may be three (3) or four (4) in number and not less than one (1) inch (25.4 mm) of diameter. All the ropes shall be covered with a soft material. When three ropes are used, the same shall extend in three parallel lines at two (2) feet (.610 m), three (3) feet (.914 m) and four (4) feet (1,219 mm) from the floor, the second at thirty (30) inches (762.0 mm), the third one at forty-two inches (1066.8 mm) and the fourth rope at fifty-four (54) inches (1371.6 mm)from the floor of the ring.
The WBO International Officials Committee shall keep a list of officials — Judges and Referees — qualified to act in WBO World Championship contests for the purpose of the appointments to be made by the President. The President shall appoint in an impartial manner and according to availability, the officials for the World Championship contests, which shall be three (3) JUDGES who shall keep the score and ONE non-scoring Referee. However, where it may be necessary for a Referee to keep score, the President may appoint TWO (2) JUDGES and ONE (1) REFEREE to consign the score. (b)The officials shall be remunerated for their services in the fights according to the following schedule:
The Referee shall be the chief official in all Championship contests and shall be in charge of the control of the fight. (b) Before the Championship contest begins, the Referee shall identify the Chief Second for each one of the Contestants. The Chief Seconds shall be responsible for the conduct of his or her Contestant’s corner. (c) It is the customary act of sportsmanship that the Contestants shake hands before the fight immediately after the Referee’s Instructions and when the fight is over. (d) The Referee shall examine the bandages and gloves of each Contestant before the fight begins to make sure that the gloves are free of any extraneous substance that could be harmful to the opponent, and that the bandages of each contestant are in conformity with the WBO World Championship Regulations. (e) The Referee may stop the fight and console with the ringside physician on whether, in the physician’s opinion, a contestant is physically able to continue. (f)The Referee may impose discipline and enforce the WBO Roles and the Uniform Roles regarding the conduct and behavior of the Contestants and Seconds.
When a contestant is down, the Referee shall order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral corner and shall immediately begin the count on the fallen contestant. The Referee shall audibly announce the count while he moves his arm downward indicating the end of each second of the count. (b) If the opponent refuses to remain in the neutral corner farthest from the fallen boxer, the Referee shall stop the count until the boxer returns to the corner and shall then resume the count at the point in which it was interrupted. The fallen fighter shall take the compolsory eight (8) count. (c) If, when reaching the count of eight (8), the fighter is up, the Referee, if he deems it necessary, may examine said contestant taking all the time needed to evaluate whether the contestant is fit to continue. If the Referee determines that the fighter is fit to continue, the Referee shall promptly order the contest to continue. (d) If the contestant taking the count is still down when the Referee calls the count of ten (10), the Referee shall wave both arms indicating that the contestant has been knocked out. (e) A fighter may not be saved by the bell in any round. If a contestant is down when a round’s three-minute duration has expired, the timekeeper shall not ring the bell, and the Referee shall continue the count until the contestant rises or is counted out. If the Referee determines that the contestant is on his feet and fit to continue the fight before he reaches the ten count, he shall indicate to the timekeeper to ring the bell and the round will thereupon terminate. The one-minute rest period will then commence at the termination of the round as determined by the Referee. Only the Referee may make the determination when the round ends when there is a knockdown within 10 seconds of the end of the round. If a timekeeper inadvertently rings the bell before the Referee determines that the knocked down fighter is fit to continue, the Referee will continue his count and resolve the knockdown and determine the end of the round without regard to the inadvertent bell. If the Referee determines that the knocked down fighter is fit to continue before the ten count, he will thereupon terminate the round and will instruct the timekeeper to commence the one-minute rest period from the point of that determination. (f)A contestant shall be considered down when any part of his body, other than his feet, is on the floor, or if he is hanging helplessly over the ropes, and only is held up by the ropes, as the result of a legal blow. Only the Referee may determine whether there has been a knockdown.
The weight of the gloves to be used in World Championship contests shall be as follows:
(1) From Mini Flyweight to Welterweight, eight (8) ounce gloves shall be used.
(2) From Jr. Middleweight to Heavyweight, ten (10) ounce gloves shall be used.
(b) The weight of gloves to be used is determined by the weight classification at the official weight-in, not the weight of the Contestants at the time of the contest. (c) The Contestants may, by agreement, determine which brand of gloves are to be used. The Contestants may agree that different brands of gloves may be used by each Contestant. In the absence of agreement, the Promoter shall be responsible to provide not less than four (4) identical pairs of new gloves to be selected by the Contestants for use in the championship contest and for back-up. The weight of the gloves shall be as per Section 20(a)based on the Weight Division of the championship contest.
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