S-3.1, r. 11 - Regulation respecting combat sports

Section 195.28 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

195.28. When the contestants are fighting, each of the following acts constitutes a foul:

(1)  attacking an opponent while holding the ropes or by using the fence of the ring to attack; however, using the ropes or fence of the ring to escape from a defensive position is permitted;

(2)  biting an opponent;

(3)  hitting or butting with the head;

(4)  ignoring the referee’s instructions;

(5)  attempting to strike the opponent immediately after the referee has ordered “Break!” and before stepping back;

(6)  attacking the referee or behaving aggressively towards him;

(7)  hitting an opponent in the genitals or in the knee;

(8)  (paragraph revoked);

(9)  attacking an opponent’s eyes with the fingers;

(10)  clawing, pinching or scratching an opponent;

(11)  hitting an opponent in the throat;

(12)  hitting an opponent with the bent knee or bent elbow;

(13)  pulling an opponent’s hair;

(14)  deliberately hitting an opponent in the back or kidney area or hitting the back of the head or neck; a blow to the head behind the ear or on the side of the neck when the opponent turns his head to avoid the blow does not constitute a foul;

(15)  rubbing the laces of a glove against an opponent’s face;

(16)  using crude or inappropriate language in the ring;

(17)  indulging in any unsportsmanlike conduct or conduct that could be detrimental to the good name of boxing;

(18)  refusing to fight;

(19)  hitting an opponent’s eye with the thumb; and

(20)  grabbing an opponent by the throat.

O.C. 686-98, s. 1; O.C. 275-99, s. 3; O.C. 392-2004, s. 36.