SPS 192.57(9)
(9) There may not be a difference of more than 7 pounds between weight classes from welterweight up to the light heavyweight class for contestants competing in two different weight classes.
SPS 192.57(10)
(10) There may not be a difference of more than 12 pounds between a contestant in the cruiserweight division competing against a contestant in the heavyweight division.
SPS 192.57 Note
Example: A contestant weighing 134 pounds in the bantamweight class may not compete against an opponent who weighs more than 137 pounds in the featherweight class. A contestant weighing 184 pounds in the middleweight class may not compete against an opponent who weighs more than 191 pounds in the light heavyweight class.
SPS 192.57(11)
(11) A one-pound weight variance is allowed for all weight classes for all bouts except title bouts and catch-weight bouts.
SPS 192.57(12)
(12) A contestant in the welterweight class or lower may not lose more than 2 pounds within 1 hour. A contestant above the welterweight class may not lose more than 3 pounds within 1 hour.
SPS 192.57(13)
(13) Weight allowances between weight classes do not apply to contestants in a title bout.
SPS 192.57(14)
(14) The final agreement between a contestant and a promoter shall be provided to the department no later than 4 business days before the official weigh-in.
SPS 192.57(15)
(15) Contestants who fail to arrive at their report time for weigh-in will be subject to a suspension of up to 120 days, as reported in the Association of Boxing Commissions' national database.
SPS 192.57(16)
(16) Contestants who fail to make their contracted weight within 1 hour of their official weigh-in will be subject to a suspension of up to 120 days, as reported in the Association of Boxing Commissions' national database.
SPS 192.57 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.58(2)
(2) The ten-point must scoring system under the ABC's unified rules shall be the standard system of scoring a bout. The winner of the round shall be awarded 10 points. The loser of the round shall be awarded 6, 7, 8, or 9 points. If the round is determined to be an even round, each contestant shall be awarded 10 points.
SPS 192.58(3)
(3) Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of effective legal strikes landed. A strike resulting in a flash knockdown under s.
SPS 192.60 (2) shall be judged less effective than a strike resulting in a knockdown requiring a count under s.
SPS 192.60 (4).
SPS 192.58(4)
(4) Effective control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location, and position of the bout.
SPS 192.58(5)
(5) Effective aggressiveness means moving forward and landing legal strikes.
SPS 192.58(6)
(6) Only the referee may assess a foul or any point deductions. Judges may not deduct points for what they interpret is a foul.
SPS 192.58 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.59(1)(1)
The referee may caution, warn, or penalize a contestant for committing a foul.
SPS 192.59(2)
(2) The penalty for a foul may be a deduction of points or disqualification. Any points deducted for a foul shall be deducted in the round in which the foul occurred. Disqualification may occur after multiple fouls or if the referee determines a foul is flagrant.
SPS 192.59(3)
(3) If an injury results from an intentional foul and is severe enough to terminate the bout, the contestant causing the injury loses by disqualification.
SPS 192.59(4)
(4) When an injury from an intentional foul later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee stops a bout before completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of the injury, the injured contestant shall win by a technical decision, if they are ahead on the score cards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on the score cards at the time of the stoppage, the bout shall be declared a technical draw.
SPS 192.59(5)
(5) If an injury from an intentional foul later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee stops a bout after completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of the injury, the outcome shall be determined by scoring the completed rounds and the partial round at which the referee stopped the bout.
SPS 192.59(6)(a)(a) If an accidental foul occurs before the completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds of a bout and the injured contestant is not able to continue the fight, the fight shall be declared a no contest.
SPS 192.59(6)(b)
(b) If an accidental foul occurs after the completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds of a bout and the fouled contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout as a technical knock-out and the contestant who is ahead on points shall be declared the winner. In determining the points, the judges shall score the completed rounds and the incomplete round. If no action has occurred in an incomplete round, the round shall be scored as an even round.
SPS 192.59(6)(c)
(c) When a contestant is not able to continue fighting, the referee shall stop the action and inform the department's inspector, the judges and both contestants that the foul was accidental. If in the later rounds the injury has worsened as a result of legal blows, and the injured contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout based on the completed rounds and the incomplete round.
SPS 192.59(6)(d)
(d) The referee, in consultation with the ringside physician, shall allow an injured contestant up to 5 minutes to recover from an accidental foul.
SPS 192.59(6)(e)
(e) A contestant who is hit with an accidental low blow shall continue after a reasonable amount of time, not exceeding 5 minutes, or the contestant shall lose the bout. If a contestant is hit with an accidental low blow, the referee shall stop the action in a bout and inform the judges of any deduction of points made by the referee.
SPS 192.59(7)
(7) Types of fouls in a kickboxing bout include all of the following:
SPS 192.59(7)(d)
(d) Targeting below the waistline, except for a foot-to-foot sweep to the lead foot below the ankle or either foot below the ankle if all of the following apply:
SPS 192.59(7)(i)
(i) Holding or pulling the opponent, ring, or cage and striking.
SPS 192.59(7)(m)
(m) A backhand or backfist strike, except a spinning backhand or backfist strike.
SPS 192.59(7)(r)
(r) Attacking an opponent who is down or who is in the act of rising.
SPS 192.59(7)(z)
(z) Any other unsportsmanlike conduct as determined by the referee.
SPS 192.59 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.60
SPS 192.60 Procedures after knock-downs. SPS 192.60(1)(1)
When down. A contestant is considered down if any of the following occur:
SPS 192.60(1)(a)
(a) The contestant touches the floor with any part of the body other than the feet as the result of a blow or series of blows other than a foot-to-foot sweep.
SPS 192.60(1)(b)
(b) The contestant hangs helplessly on the cage or ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows other than a foot-to-foot sweep.
SPS 192.60(1)(c)
(c) The contestant is outside or partly outside the ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows other than a foot-to-foot sweep.
SPS 192.60(1)(d)
(d) Following a blow, the contestant has not fallen and is not lying on the cage or ropes, but is in a semi-conscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the referee, continue the bout.
SPS 192.60(2)
(2)
Flash knockdowns. A flash knockdown occurs when, after having been knocked down under sub.
(1) (a), a contestant rises immediately to his or her feet. Subsections
(3),
(4),
(5), and
(6) do not apply to a flash knockdown.
SPS 192.60(3)
(3)
Neutral corner. When a contestant is down, the opponent shall go at once to the neutral corner as designated by the referee. The bout may not continue until the command “Fight” is given by the referee. If the opponent does not go to the neutral corner on command, the count under sub.
(4) shall be stopped until the opponent has done so. The counting shall then be continued where it has been interrupted.
SPS 192.60(4)(a)(a) When a contestant is down, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer went down and the time of counting “one."
SPS 192.60(4)(b)
(b) Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a mandatory 8 count and shall continue to count to 10 if the downed contestant is not able to continue fighting after the mandatory 8 count. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, and shall indicate each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the contestant who has been knocked down is aware of the count. The referee shall continue counting, even if the bell sounds, indicating the end of the round.
SPS 192.60(5)
(5)
Mandatory 8 count. When a contestant is down as the result of a blow, the bout may not be continued until the referee has reached the count of 8, even if the contestant is ready to continue before then. If, after the count of 8 has been reached, a contestant immediately falls again without having received a fresh blow, the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of knock-out.
SPS 192.60(6)
(6)
Both contestants down. If both contestants go down at the same time, counting shall be continued as long as one of them is still down. If both contestants remain down until the count of “10," the bout shall be stopped and the decision shall be a technical draw.
SPS 192.60(7)(a)(a) A contestant who fails to resume fighting immediately after the termination of the rest interval, who sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, or who, when knocked down by a fair blow, fails to resume within 10 seconds, shall lose the bout. Except as provided in par.
(b), a referee may not give a standing 8 count.
SPS 192.60(7)(b)
(b) The referee of an amateur bout may give a standing 8 count to determine if a contestant who is not considered down is able to continue fighting. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, indicating each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the contestant is aware of the count. If the referee determines the contestant is unable to continue fighting, the bout shall be stopped and the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of technical knock-out.
SPS 192.60(8)
(8)
Three knockdowns. The referee may not stop a professional bout solely because a contestant has been knocked down 3 times in one round. The referee shall stop an amateur bout at any combination of 3 knockdowns requiring a count under s.
SPS 192.60 (4) and standing 8 counts in one round. If an amateur bout is stopped under this subsection, the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of technical knock-out.
SPS 192.60(9)
(9)
Twenty-second count. When a contestant is knocked out of the ring, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer went out of the ring and the time of counting “one." Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a 20-second count to the contestant. The contestant shall return to the ring without assistance from the contestant's seconds. Otherwise, the referee shall disqualify the contestant.
SPS 192.60 History
History: CR 17-016: cr.
Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12-1-17.
SPS 192.61(1)(1)
Male contestants shall wear a groin protector that will protect them against injury from a foul blow.
SPS 192.61(2)
(2) Female contestants may wear groin and breast protectors.
SPS 192.61(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), each contestant in a bout shall wear long pants designed for unarmed combat sports, mixed martial arts shorts, biking shorts, or kickboxing shorts. The pants or shorts may not have pockets, buttons, zippers, grommets, exposed hook-and-loop fasteners, or metal of any kind. Pants and shorts shall be approved by the inspector or department representative.
SPS 192.61(3)(b)
(b) For bouts in which kicks to the legs are permitted, a contestant may not wear long pants.
SPS 192.61(5)
(5) Female contestants shall wear a short-sleeved or sleeveless form-fitting rash guard, a sports bra, or both. Padding for a sports bra shall be secured to the fabric of the bra. Loose fitting tops are prohibited.
