South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)RegulationsBoxing Regulations, 200422. Boxing gloves and bandages |
| (1) | A boxer— |
| (a) | shall use new boxing gloves for the main bout of a tournament and for each championship title fight: Provided that gloves that have been used before may be used for a preliminary bout if they are undamaged, clean, in a sanitary condition and ,are approved by the referee or supervisory official prior to the bout; |
| (b) | shall use only boxing gloves containing closed-cell foam, the outer surface of which is made of leather, and the thumb of which is attached, in a bout; |
| (c) | shall use boxing gloves of a weight of 170,25 g (6 ounces) for a bout in any weight category of bantamweight or thereunder; |
| (d) | shall use boxing gloves of a weight of 277 g (8 ounces) for a bout in any weight category above bantamweight up to and including welterweight; |
| (e) | shall use boxing gloves of a weight of 283,75 g (10 ounces) for a bout in any weight category above welterweight; |
| (f) | shall use, in respect of a female contest in any weight category, boxing gloves of a weight of 283,75 g (10 ounces); |
| (g) | shall not use boxing gloves from two different manufacturers at the same time: and |
| (h) | shall use the same type of boxing gloves as his or her opponent, as approved by Boxing SA. |
| (2) |
| (a) | On each hand a boxer may use a bandage of soft material, not more than 5 cm in width and 10 m in length, which shall be held in position by surgical adhesive tape that is not more than 2,5 cm wide and not longer than the width of the bandage. |
| (b) | The adhesive tape contemplated in paragraph (a) shall not be used closer than 1 cm from the knuckle area of a boxer’s hand, and 0,5 cm strips of adhesive tape shall be used between the knuckles to hold the bandages in place. |
| (3) | The boxing gloves and bandages on both hands of a boxer shall be examined by an official designated by Boxing SA and, in the case of a title bout, also by the referee, to ensure that the requirements of this regulation are being complied with, and such official or referee or official and referee, as the case may be, shall supervise the putting on of the gloves and bandages by the seconds. |
| (4) | A boxer may put on his or her gloves in the dressing room or the ring, but in both cases must be supervised by an official designated by Boxing SA and by a representative of the camp of the boxer’s opponent. |
| (5) | The promoter of a tournament shall be responsible for supplying the gloves for the tournament and shall ensure that they comply with the requirements of subregulation (1) and that he or she has a sufficient reserve of gloves should any gloves be damaged and need to be replaced during a bout. |