South African Boxing Act, 2001 (Act No. 11 of 2001)

Regulations

Boxing Regulations, 2004

37. Unlawful conduct and behaviour by boxer

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The following acts shall constitute unlawful conduct and behaviour by a boxer:

(a)A blow below the belt;
(b)hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after having been down;
(c)hitting with the inside or the butt of the hand, wrist of elbow;
(d)butting with the head;
(e)making use of the kidney punch;
(f)knocking or kicking with the knees;
(g)making use of the pivot blow;
(h)making use of the rabbit punch;
(i)intentionally going down without having been hit;
(j)not being in earnest or not trying to be in earnest;
(k)retiring from the bout without sufficient cause;
(l)committing an unfair physical action that may injure an opponent;
(m)refusing to obey the referee;
(n)delivering back-handed blows, or hitting or flicking with the open glove;
(o)holding an opponent in a clinch or holding or locking an opponent’s arms or head after being ordered by the referee to break;
(p)holding an opponent with one hand and hitting him or her with the other;
(q)holding on to the ropes with one hand for the purpose of obtaining greater force in hitting an opponent with the other hand;
(r)boring or lying on an opponent;
(s)wrestling or roughing;
(t)not breaking promptly when ordered to do so;
(u)resting on the ropes during a stoppage;
(v)after a stoppage has been ordered, resuming or attempting to resume boxing without being ordered to do so;
(w)using offensive language or bad behaviour during a fight;
(x)weaving, ducking or bobbing below an opponent’s waistline during an attack;
(y)a passive defence:
(z)clowning;
(aa)deliberately exposing a vital part of his or her body to an opponent;
(bb)biting;
(cc)hitting after the bell has sounded ending the round;
(dd)continuous dropping of his or her mouthpiece;
(ee)jabbing his or her opponent's eyes with the thumb of his or her gloves; or
(ff)deliberately expelling or spitting out his or her mouth-piece.