Table of Contents
COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
RULES FOR COMPETITION MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
RULE 1. AOB COMPETITION GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
RULE 2. CLASSIFICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
RULE 3. DURATION AND NUMBER OF ROUNDS ......................................................................................................................................... 13
RULE 4. MEMBERSHIP AND ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY .................................................................................................................................. 13
RULE 5. COMPETITION REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................................ 21
RULE 6. SPORT ENTRIES CHECK ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
RULE 7. OFFICIAL DRAW .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
RULE 8. SEEDING PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
RULE 9. DRAW COMMISSIONER PROTOCOL ............................................................................................................................................... 27
RULE 10. ATHLETE MEDICAL EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................................... 30
RULE 11. DAILY WEIGH-IN ................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
RULE 12. FIELD OF PLAY (FOP) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
RULE 13. AIBA ANTI-DOPING AND MEDICAL RULES .................................................................................................................................. 35
RULE 14. TEAM OFFICIALS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 36
RULE 15. AIBA WORLD RANKING .................................................................................................................................................................... 39
RULE 16. RESULT PROTOCOL ............................................................................................................................................................................ 41
RULE 17. AIBA DATABASE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
RULES FOR SCORING ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
RULE 18. AIBA SCORING SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................................................... 43
RULE 19. DECISIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
RULE 20. BOUT REVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
RULE 21. FOULS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
RULE 22. LOW BLOW ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
RULE 23. CAUTION, WARNING, DISQUALIFICATION ................................................................................................................................... 56
RULE 24. KNOCKDOWN ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
RULES FOR COMPETITION OFFICIALS .................................................................................................................................................................. 59
RULE 25. APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................................ 59
RULE 26. TECHNICAL DELEGATE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 61
RULE 27. INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICIALS (ITOS) ........................................................................................................................ 62
RULE 28. DEPUTY TECHNICAL DELEGATE .................................................................................................................................................... 61
RULE 29. REFEREE AND JUDGE EVALUATOR ............................................................................................................................................... 61
RULE 30. RINGSIDE DOCTORS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
RULE 31. AIBA CUT TECHNICIAN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 63
RULE 32. EQUIPMENT MANAGER ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64
RULE 33. REFEREE AND JUDGE COORDINATOR ........................................................................................................................................... 65
RULE 34. DRAW COMMISSIONER ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65
RULE 35. OBSERVER ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
RULE 36. NATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICIALS ................................................................................................................................................ 66