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

Article 195.28 Versions de la disposition

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.