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

Article 195.4 Versions de la disposition

2012-09-01

195.4. The organizer shall provide the necessary equipment to set up the ring and shall ensure that the ring meets the specifications of any of the following rings:

1°  the square ring: it shall be no smaller than 6 m × 6 m (20 ft × 20 ft) inside the ropes and shall respect the provisions described in paragraphs 2 and 10 of section 55; the safety perimeter’s floor around the ring shall be covered with a protective mat of “ensolite” or an equivalent material at least 5 cm (2 in) thick;

2°  the octagonal ring: it shall respect the provisions of paragraphs 4 and 8 of section 55 and meet the following specifications:

a)  the distance between 2 facing corners is 7.5 m (24 ft);

b)  8 posts of 1.7 m (5.5 ft) high in each corner of the ring are joined by a metal frame; the posts and frame shall be padded and covered with protective material;

c)  a plastified metallic fence around the frame between each post;

d)  the ring floor shall be covered with a protective mat of “ensolite” or an equivalent material at least 2.5 cm (1 in) thick and with a clean, tightly stretched canvas;

e)  one of the segments surrounding the ring shall have a door permitting the entry of the participants; the said door shall have an outside lock.

O.C. 686-98, s. 1.