62. The referee shall give gloves to each contestant. The gloves shall be put on and removed under the supervision of the referee and a representative of the opposing contestant if that contestant so desires. The laces shall be tied on the outside of the back of the wrist of the gloves and shall be held in place by a strip of adhesive tape no wider than 5 cm (2 in) provided by the board, or be a velcro fastening.
The gloves may be put on in the ring before the bout or in the dressing room of each contestant.
O.C. 662-95, s. 62; O.C. 392-2004, s. 4.