ARMY BOXING CONVENTION 2014

CUTS

WHY

• HEAD GUARDS REMOVED WITH NO TIME TO RE EDUCATE BOXERS AND COACHES TO ADJUST THEIR STYLE.

WHAT NOW

• IOC have not endorsed the removal of head guards for the Olympic Games.

• Rules and procedures to address cuts in boxing

• CAVILON• HEADBUTT RULE

ARMY BA VIEW ON CUTS

• CUT BOXERS DO NOT CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SPORT IS WELL MANAGED AND CONTROLLED.

• REFEREES WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO INVITE THE RINGSIDE DOCTOR TO ASSESS ANY CUT.

• ALMOST ALL BOUTS WITH A CUT BOXER WILL BE TERMINATED

STOPPING A BOUT

• Coaches can retire their boxer – Loss

• Referee or Doctor can stop a bout – The result will depend on whether the

cause of the cut was as a legal blow to the target area.

– An unintentional foul

– An intentional foul

Retirement

• A coach may retire his boxer if he is cut or injured to save him for another bout even though it will be recorded as a loss.

Legal Blow

• A cut and subsequent termination of a bout caused by a legal blow to the target area will result in a loss to the boxer who is cut.

Unintentional Foul

• A cut and subsequent termination of a bout caused by an unintentional foul will decided by the judges regardless of little of the bout has taken place.

Intentional Foul

• A cut caused by an intentional foul that does not result in the termination of a bout will incur a “super” Warning and will result in the loss of 2 points from each judge.

• If the bout is terminated the offending boxer is DQ’d

Tournament Boxing

• No Military boxer will be declared FIT TO BOX if cut.

• No boxer should take any contact until he is declared FIT TO BOX by his Med Cen.

Reducing the Cuts

• Coaches to adjust the style of boxers.

• Cavilon Cream

Adrenaline

• Administration of Adrenaline will be restricted within ON DUTY MILITARY BOXING to the Single Service Boxing Coaches cornering a boxer in the National Championships only!