Boxers wear athletic shirts, red outfit for a higher-ranked contender, blue for a lower-ranked. No substances are allowed to be used internally and externally except for water and blood stopping agents
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three minutes in men, and four rounds of two minutes in women, each with a one-minute interval between rounds. Men's senior bouts changed in format from four two-minute rounds to three three-minute rounds on January 1, 2009. This type of competition prizes point-scoring blows, based on number of clean punches landed, rather than physical power. Also, this short format allows tournaments to feature several bouts over several days, unlike professional boxing, where fighters rest several months between bouts.
A referee monitors the fight to ensure that competitors use only legal blows (a belt worn over the torso represents the lower limit of punches – any boxer repeatedly landing "low blows" is disqualified). Referees also ensure that the boxers do not use holding tactics to prevent the opponent from punching (if this occurs, the referee separates the opponents and orders them to continue boxing. Repeated holding can result in a boxer being penalized, or ultimately, disqualified). Referees have to stop the bout if a boxer is seriously injured, or if one boxer is significantly dominating the other.[1]
Nowadays, amateur boxing is sometimes called Olympic-style boxing (now an official term)[2] though this is not to be confused with Olympic boxing. Olympic boxing, although a part of amateur boxing, can be seen[weasel words] as on the verge of amateur and professional boxing, with the Olympians often being compared to top-ranked professionals in terms of skills, and as a rule receiving a quick start in world professional rankings for granted upon turning pro.[3]
^Andrew Eisele Olympic Boxing Rules Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine About.com, 2005
^"Congressional Record, Volume 154 Part 16". Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^"Dozens of pro boxers to take their swings at Olympic gold". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12.
Amateurboxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many...
forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Amateurboxing is both an Olympic and...
The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an international sports organization...
The Asian AmateurBoxing Championships is the highest competition for boxingamateurs in Asia. The first tournament took place in 1963, hosted by Bangkok...
World Boxing Championships and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships are biennial amateurboxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association...
organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the World Boxing (since 2023;...
known as "masters". USA Boxing, formerly known as the United States AmateurBoxing Federation, has governed amateur and Olympic boxing in the United States...
World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateurboxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association...
Association (IBA) - Since 1946 World Boxing (WB) - Since 2023 Martial arts portal Boxing Professional BoxingAmateurBoxing List of judo organizations List...
punishment before a fight is halted. Professional boxing has enjoyed a much higher profile than amateurboxing throughout the 20th century and beyond. In 1891...
men's 100-kilogram class of judo. Amateurboxing has been practised in Mongolia since 1948. The Mongolian Olympic boxing national team was founded in 1960...
The 45th Men's 2024 European AmateurBoxing Championships and 14th European Women's Boxing Championships were held at the same time in Belgrade, Serbia...
World Boxing is an international sports organization regulating amateur (Olympic-style) boxing. It was formed in response to the International Boxing Association's...
England Boxing National Amateur Championships previously known as the ABA Championships is the premier boxing tournament hosted annually by England Boxing. The...
England Boxing, known until 2013 as the AmateurBoxing Association of England, is the only governing body of amateurboxing clubs in England. There are...
was a New England boxing champion and fought on the 1928 Olympic boxing team. McNeeley had 21 amateur fights, finishing his amateur career with the record...
December 2023. Amateurboxing in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is governed by the Irish AmateurBoxing Association. As an amateur, Crocker...
the first round of the 2003 World AmateurBoxing Championships to Grzegorz Kiełsa. At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships, he lost in the final...
Keys: C Current The Ring world champion As of 1 July 2022[update]. In amateurboxing, light welterweight is a weight class for fighters weighing up to 64...
The 2022 Asian AmateurBoxing Championships were held from 1 to 12 November 2022 in Amman, Jordan. It was the third time in the tournament's history that...
The European Union AmateurBoxing Championships is a competition for amateur boxers from the European Union and its candidate countries (thus Turkey is...
needed] It was there that he learned boxing skills and decided on an amateur career. At age 12, Rourke won his first boxing match as a 112-pound (51 kg) flyweight...
The national amateurboxing athletes of the Philippines represent the country and compete in regional, continental and international matches and tournaments...
of boxing along with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk. Gvozdyk began boxing when he was 10, at the encouragement of his friends. As an amateur, he...
of America is an organization that promotes annual competitions of amateurboxing in the United States, in which winners are awarded a belt and a ring...
Global Information