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24.117.811    OFFICIAL BOXING GLOVES

(1) Gloves must be either:

(a) clean and in good condition with no lumps or imperfections; or

(b) new, if determined by the referee or department representative as necessary for the safety of the contestants.

(2) Glove requirements per weight class are as follows:

(a) Welterweight and below must be no less than eight ounces, and must have thumbs attached.

(b) Middleweight and above must be of no less than ten ounces in weight, and must have thumbs attached.

(c) In championship bouts the department may authorize eight ounce gloves, thumbs attached, for any weight class.

(3) No breaking, roughing, or twisting of gloves shall be permitted. Gloves shall be examined by the department representative. If padding is found to be misplaced or lumpy, or if gloves are found to be imperfect, other gloves shall be substituted therefore.

(4) Gloves and headgear must be cleaned with a disinfectant between each bout.

 

History: 23-3-405, MCA; IMP, 23-3-405, MCA; NEW, 1984 MAR p. 437, Eff. 3/16/84; AMD, 1993 MAR p. 1109, Eff. 5/28/93; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 2148; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1161, Eff. 5/5/06; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 786, Eff. 6/10/17.

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