CANADA REPEALS BOXING?S THREE KNOCKDOWN RULES
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 06 Aug 2008
VANCOUVER, Canada ? The Canadian Boxing Federation has repealed its rules on the three knockdowns.
Under its new rules in the safety code, all knockdowns shall be for the mandatory count of eight but ?there is no three knockdown rule in Canadian championship matches.?
The repealed rules on the three knockdown earlier stated that ?In all boxing contests, including Championships, when a contestant is clearly knocked down a total of three (3) times in any one (1) round, the contest shall be terminated and the opponent awarded the decision by technical knockout. All knockdowns shall be for the mandatory count of eight.?
Also, it is mandated that there should be semi-annual and annual medical examinations to be conducted upon all licensed judges and referees by the commission physician.
And in the event a boxer has been treated for any injury or illness by his personal physician or been hospitalized, he or his manager shall promptly submit to the commission a full report from the physician or hospital.
?Any illness or injury to a contestant before a scheduled contest shall be reported to the commission within 24 hours by the contestant or his manager. The contestant shall be examined by a physician approved by the commission and a full report filed with the commission,? stated the federation rules.
When a boxer has been knocked out, none of his handlers is to touch him except to remove his mouth protector until the Ringside Physician enters the ring and personally attends the fallen contestant and issues such instructions to the contestant's handlers as he so determines.
Each boxer shall also equip himself and use throughout a contest a custom made, individually fabricated mouth protector. The CBF endorses and recommends the use of the WIPSS Jaw Joint Protector to provide increased protection to the jaw joint and base of the skull and reduce the incidence of injury.
It added that a portable resuscitator with oxygen equipment and a stretcher shall be placed under or near the ring for all boxing contests. An ambulance shall be stationed outside the nearest door to the ring and the promoter shall be responsible for securing the shortest route possible between the ring and the ambulance door.
In each application for a contest, a Fight Fax, or any other certifiable record acceptable to the Federation, must accompany the application. The boxer must also produce a valid license and passport from his home jurisdiction, where applicable.
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