White Collar & Masters Boxing Organisation
(WAMBO)

Catering for boxers that are enthusiastic and competitive but perhaps unable to commit the level of training required for ABA or Pro Boxing. Our emphasis is on providing an environment of Wellbeing and Safety whilst encouraging the competitive edge.

 

Boxing Classes

White Collar Class

18 yrs plus

Under 8 boxing bouts, or at a standard considered to be at this level (for example a white collar boxer with 10 white collar boxing bouts could still box within that class if they were still at this level).

Once a boxer becomes too experienced (or skilled) for this class, he would move up to the Masters Class. If he was still under 30 yrs old, he would be advised to join an Amateur Boxing Club.

Boxing bouts are over 3 X 2 minute rounds

 

Masters Class

25 yrs plus

For Ex Amateur Boxers (Boxers that have boxed for the Amateur Boxing Association), or for boxers considered to be too experienced for the “White Collar Class”

Boxing bouts are normally over at least 4 X 2 minute rounds.

A Full List of Rules & Regulations are below.  In all classes, boxers are matched on weight and experience. All boxers are to use 16 oz gloves and head guards approved and/or supplied by WAMBO or the Event Promoters.)

 

 

 

WAMBO Sanctioning - Responsibilities & Requirements

WAMBO to provide Personnel on the day of the event:

• All Judges
• Time keeper / Weigh-in Officials
• Officer in Charge (Could be the ref?)

 

WAMBO to Provide the Following Services prior the event:

• Outline of insurance covered (Needed for the venue prior to the event)
• Provision of “Rules & disclaimers” document for fighter to fighter disclaimer & fighter to promoter disclaimer (1 document)
• Provision of a “Medical Form” for doctor and fighters to fill in (1 document)
• Outline of safety requirements for boxers and ring safety
• Outline level of medical care required for the day, eg Doctor and/or paramedics, how many etc will be needed on the day, but to be provided by the promoter.

 

WAMBO to Provide the Following Services on the day of the event
(From 3.30pm on the Saturday):

• Provision of insurance.
• On fighters arrival, arrange all fighters “Signing in” (at 3.30pm)
• On fighters arrival, supply fighters with printed “Schedule of the event”
• On fighters arrival, supply the fighters with, and arrange the signing of “Rules & disclaimers” document for fighter to fighter disclaimer & fighter to promoter disclaimer.
• On fighters arrival, supply the fighters with the medical forms, and arrange the filling in of the first part of the medical forms by the fighters.
• On fighters arrival, organising “Weigh-in” from 3.30. Scales available form 3.30 to 6.00pm
• Arrange Medical Assessments between 5 and 6pm – Doctor to complete the second part of the medical form
• Organising and holding the Rules Meeting around 7pm
• Be in charge and enforce the safety requirements for boxers, including both the ring safety, safety clothing and safety of personal around and in the ring.
• Check hand wraps once inside the ring, oversee gloves being put on inside the ring
• Oversee level of medical care (Medical care provided by promoters arranged in advance)

 

WAMBO Requires the Promoters to Provide:

• At least 6 pairs of WAMBO approved 16oz Gloves
• Appropriate Runners as instructed before the event (For dressing rooms, ring runner (whip), glove person etc)
• All running of event outside the ring, to include ring security. One security person to be appointed the ring itself.
• All Awards for each bout
• Ring Girls

 

 

 

Whitecollar And Masters Boxing Organisation (WAMBO) rules/regulations

1. Application. The Contest Rules apply to all bouts sanctioned by the Association.
A boxer may be disqualified for failure to adhere to any Contest Rule. The Rules may be modified in certain respects for women bouts.

2. Legal target areas
Front and sides of the head, front and sides of the body above the waist.

3. Bout Duration. All sanctioned bouts shall be scheduled for a minimum of three (3) rounds. Each round shall be scheduled for two (2) minutes duration with a one (1) minute rest between rounds. Non title bouts may have more rounds by prior agreement of all parties. Title bouts will be as follows.
a.county title 4 rounds.
b. regional title 5 rounds
c. Southern/Northern title 6 rounds
d. country title (England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland) 7 rounds.
e. UK title 8 rounds.

4. Scoring. The judges shall score and decide the result of a bout using the “Ten
Point Score System”. The winner of a complete round shall be entitled to ten (10) points and the opponent to a proportional smaller number. Rounds may be scored even if a Judge cannot determine a winner of the round. All rounds must be scored, even when incomplete. A score should not be less than ten (10)-seven (7). Scores will be announced only at the end of a bout.

5. Deducted Points. When one or both contenders have points deducted, the judges will register the deduction on their scorecards. If a fight must be stopped in a round where points were deducted and it is necessary to go to the scorecards, the points deducted by the referee in that round shall be considered.

6. Weighing. The official weigh-in and rules review for a sanctioned bout shall be
carried out between 1 and 30 hours before the bout. The Supervisor may require the boxers or their agents at the time of the rules review to certify in writing that they have agreed to the terms of the bout and the WAMBO Rules and Regulations.

7. Scale. The scale to be used at the official weighing shall be available to both boxers at least one (1) hours before the official weighing time.

8. Delayed Bout. If a sanctioned bout is delayed more than 48 hours, additional weighing is required.

9. Making Weight. If a boxer fails to make the required weight limit at the official weighing, he shall have two (2) additional hours to make the prescribed weight (so long as he has weighed in sufficiently early). He shall make his best effort to reduce his weight accordingly.

10. Failure to Make Weight.
a. The Organisation may penalize any boxer who fails to make weight by imposing a monetary fine, and demoting or suspending the boxer.
b. If a champion makes weight and a challenger fails, the champion shall retain the title, even if he loses the bout.
c. Should both boxers fail to make weight after the two (2) additional hours given, the title shall be declared vacant, and the bout may be staged as a non-title match. Both boxers shall be subject to demotion in the weight division.
d. Should a champion fail to make weight after the additional two (2) hours period, he shall lose his title. If the challenger makes weight, and the challenger wins the bout, he shall be crowned the new champion. If the champion who did not make the weight is the winner of the fight, the title shall be declared vacant.

11. To the extent applicable, the same rules apply to an eliminator or other sanctioned bout.

12. Downed Boxer. A boxer shall be considered "down" when, as a result of a legal blow, any part of his body, except his feet, makes contact with the floor of the ring, or when he hangs helplessly onto or over the ropes.

13. Knockdown. When a boxer is knocked down, the referee shall order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral corner of the ring in relation to the down boxer, pointing at such corner, and he shall immediately count the seconds in a loud voice, with a movement of his arm, taking the count from the timekeeper. If the boxer refuses to go to the farthest corner determined by the referee, or does not stay there, the referee shall stop the count to the down boxer until his opponent retires to the indicated corner, and then the referee shall continue with the count starting from the point from which it was interrupted. If the downed boxer does not rise before the count of ten (10), he will be declared the loser by KO (Knockout), and the referee shall make it known by waving both arms. A boxer who rises and can continue the bout shall receive a minimum count of eight (8) seconds.

14. Automatic Knockout. Three (3) knockdowns in the same round constitute an automatic knockout.

15. Outside of the Ring. A boxer knocked through the ropes onto the ring apron will be given ten (10) seconds to regain his feet and get back into the ring. If under the same conditions a boxer falls through the ropes onto the floor, clear of the ring, he will be given twenty (20) seconds to get back into the ring and regain his feet, unassisted by any of his cornermen. In either situation, the referee may rule a knockdown. If the boxer is assisted by a cornerman, he shall be disqualified. If the boxer is assisted by anyone other than a cornerman, the referee shall determine what action shall be taken.

16. Knockdown at End of Round. The referee shall count the seconds to a downed boxer even after the bell. If the downed boxer fails to rise before the count of ten (10), he shall be declared loser by KO in the round that has just finished.

17. No Saved by the Bell. A boxer legally knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round except the last.

18. End of Round Blow. A blow given at the same time as the bell rings will be considered a legal blow.

19. Fouls. The referee shall prevent accidental and intentional fouls, including headbutts. The referee is the only person authorized to stop the fight and to decide whether an injury was caused by a foul. Intentional fouls may result in a loss of points or disqualification, subject to the referee's discretion.

20. Late and Low Blows. In case of an accidental low blow or other accidental blow after the bell, the referee shall determine if the boxer who received the blow may continue the fight. Because the protector used by a boxer is considered sufficient protection, a bout cannot be terminated by a low blow. If the capacity of the boxer has not been endangered as a result of the blow, then the referee shall order the fight to resume, after an interval which is subject to the referee's discretion but which shall not exceed five minutes. A boxer unable or unwilling to resume the fight after the referee orders him to resume fighting shall lose the fight by Technical Knockout (TKO).

21. Serious Injuries. When an injury produced by a fair blow is so serious that the bout cannot continue, the injured boxer shall lose the fight by TKO.

22. Terminated Bouts.
a. Intentional: If a boxer is injured as a result of an illegal intentional blow and cannot continue fighting, the offender boxer shall lose the fight by disqualification. If as a result of an intentional illegal blow a boxer causes an injury to his rival, the referee shall take a mandatory and automatic two (2) point deduction from the offender. If as a result of that injury the referee determines that the injured boxer cannot continue fighting in later rounds, the result of the bout shall be determined by the judges’ scorecards as long as four rounds have been completed. If the injured fighter is ahead on the scorecards, he will be declared the winner by technical decision. If the injured fighter is behind or drawing on the scorecards, the fight shall be declared a technical draw. If a boxer injures himself by attempting to commit an intentional foul to his rival, the referee shall not take any action in the offender’s favor and the injury shall be considered as a result of a legal punch.
b. Accidental: If a boxer is accidentally injured and as a result the referee determines that he cannot continue fighting in that or later rounds, the result of the fight shall be determined by the judges’ scorecards as long as four rounds have been completed. The fighter ahead on the scorecards shall be declared the winner by technical decision. If there is a draw in the scorecards, the bout shall be declared a draw.

23. Referee’s Authority. The referee shall exercise immediate authority, direction, and control over the fight to which he has been designated, and it shall be his responsibility to enforce the rules and regulations governing the bout. The referee shall be the only authorized person to determine if a foul has produced an injury, and if it was accidental or intentional. The referee shall have the authority to stop a fight and make a decision if he considers that the bout has become dangerously one-sided, or if any of the boxers is in such condition that if the fight continues he is likely to suffer serious injury. He may disqualify a boxer or cornerman. He may consult the physician in attendance on whether the contest should be stopped.

24. Ringside Physician. The ringside physician may only step up to the ring between rounds or when requested by the referee. He will give his opinion discreetly to the referee and avoid any gestures or signals that could be erroneously interpreted by the public.

25. Drugs. Use of unauthorized drugs or stimulants by a boxer is prohibited.

26. Allowed Substances. An authorized homeostatic may be allowed to control bleeding of minor cuts or lacerations. Homeostatic solutions based on iron, such as Monsel solution, and other caustic solutions are prohibited. The ringside physician is authorized to examine for such substances during the fight. During the fight, boxers may only ingest water. The discretionary use of petroleum jelly around the eyes shall be allowed.

27. Gloves. The weight of the gloves to be used in ALL bouts is 16 oz.

28. Taping and Bandaging. The following standards shall apply to taping and bandaging of hands, although the referee may allow variations.
a. The binding of the surgeon's tape must not be applied less than one (1) inch from the knuckles of the contender's hands. A boxer may use his bandage as he likes, provided that the knuckles of his hand are not covered by the surgeon's tape.
b. Bandage requirements are as follows:
In all categories: the bandage shall be of no more than ten (10) yards of soft gauze, no more than two (2) inches wide, and no more than six (6) feet of surgeon's tape (Not Gaffer type tape) of one inch for each hand. Bandages can be the “herringbone” type.

29. Ring. The rings to be used in ALL WAMBO bouts should be a standard elevated 4 rope ring of no less than 12 feet square and no more than 20 feet square.
30. Mouthpiece. All boxers are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. A second mouthpiece must be available from a boxer’s second. If a mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the referee will call time and replace the mouthpiece at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action. Points may be deducted by the referee, if he feels the mouthpiece is being purposely spat out. A fighter who loses (or spits out) his mouthpiece three times in a bout will be declared the loser.

31. Protector. A protector (belt and cup) shall be required for boxers participating in sanctioned fights. The protector shall not exceed the navel or the superior anterior iliac spine. The trunks shall go one (1) inch over the protector. Boxers shall have the trunks and protector available at the weighing ceremony so that the supervisor or referee may approve or disapprove them. Before beginning the fight, the referee will verify that both contenders use their protectors below the navel.

32. Seconds. Each contender shall be allowed no more than three (3) seconds (cornermen), one of whom shall be the principal second responsible for behavior in the corner during the bout. Only one second may enter the ring at any one time.

33. Officials. If appointed by the President, the following shall represent the Organisation at sanctioned contests: a Supervisor, a Referee, and three judges. In emergency cases when one or more of the three appointed judges is unable to carry out his duties, the Supervisor may appoint another Association member, including the referee, to serve as judge.

 

34. REFEREES
a. The Referee shall be the chief official in all Championship contests and shall be in charge of the control of the fight.
b. It is the customary act of sportsmanship that the Contestants shake hands before the fight immediately after the Referee’s Instructions and when the fight is over.
c. The Referee may stop the fight and consult with the ringside physician on whether, in the physician’s opinion, a contestant is physically able to continue.
d. The Referee may impose discipline and enforce the WAMBO Rules and the Uniform Rules regarding the conduct and behavior of the Contestants and Seconds.

35. All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three (3) judges

36. All professional boxers are required to wear a mouthpiece during competition. The round cannot begin without the mouthpiece. If the mouthpiece is dislodged during competition, the referee will call time and have the mouthpiece replaced at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action. Points may be deducted by the referee if he feels the mouthpiece is being purposely spat out.