Boxing Rules
It's very important to be aware there are various sorts of boxing principles for various types of boxing in different parts of the world. Whereas, the one global baseball event, Olympics, has a completely different set of rules for boxing. However, on rule remains the same in the close of the day, knock out your opponent.
Here we will discuss in detail the two primary widely recognized boxing types:
Professional Boxing
Amateur Boxing
There are 3 chief differences in principles which help distinguish between the two.
Total Rounds and Time Duration
In professional boxing there are 4 to 15 rounds of boxing in which every round consists of of 3 minutes per day with 1 minute of rest in between. While in amateur boxing, there are 3 to 5 rounds of boxing and similar to professional boxing, time period of each round is 3 minutes with one minute of rest.
Referees Decision
For every fight every fighter is delegated a corner that's largely used during intervals by trainers and managers. When a fighter is knocked down, the referee starts a count of ten and if the fighter stays on the ground after the count then another boxer is deemed victorious by knockout. During the count, another fighter is supposed to remain in a neutral area that does not include the corners.
Another method of deciding a winner is by a points system that is preserved by judges.
There are certain mandatory gears that a professional and amateur fighter must wear prior to stepping in a ring. A boxer must wear hand wraps inside the boxing gloves and proper boxing trunks and shoes. Finally, a mouthpiece to protect the jaw as well as an athletic cup to protect the groin area below the belt. But the main difference that separates amateur and professional boxing gear is the head gear. It's mandatory for a fighter to wear head gear in amateur boxing.
Types of Boxing Tournaments
Boxing tournaments are held regularly all over the world in different cities and countries. This is a great way for boxers to entertain their fans and get them interested in boxing. Professional boxers engage in friendly competitions with their opponents and fans to win or lose. The most famous of these tournaments is the world heavyweight championship. However, there are many more boxing tournaments which can be watched on pay per view television.
Boxing tournaments are divided into three divisions - amateur boxing, professional boxing and super lightweight boxing. Super lightweight boxing is also known as" women's boxing". The amateur boxing tournaments are held to test the skills of amateurs and younger children. These amateur boxing matches are for "knock out" style matches where the boxer who is knocked out does not have time to get up and resume the match.
Every professional boxer will be required to participate in some form of regional competitions. These regional competitions are done with the help of the various boxing organizations throughout the country. The national and international boxing organizations provide the boxer's weight groups that determine the weight class that a boxer can achieve. The different weight groups for amateur and professional boxers are:
The lightweight category includes amateur boxers who weigh under seventy pounds. There are no weight classes for professional boxers. The middleweight category is for men who weigh between seventy and one hundred pounds. The heavyweight category is for professional boxers who weigh between one hundred and two hundred pounds.
