Rules
General Low Level Novice Amateur Rules
Rules
The Below Rules Are Just A Basic Guide
Contact Fight Night Australia for detailed rules
Definition of a Novice Fighter
Have had no experience or deemed to have inadequate skills in both offensive and defensive
technique
Amateur Fighters competing in Novice Contests
• Amateur boxers are able to compete in novice bouts provided they compete within the novice rules and follow the direction of the referee. Permission for Amateur Boxers competing in a novice bout will be at the discretion of the State Matchmaker.
• Potential reason that an amateur boxer may compete in a novice bout could be a return to competition after a long layoff, competitors from other Amateur Combat Sports trying Boxing or assistance with exhibition style bouts. Novice matching is always at the discretion of the State Matchmaker with no specific set criteria.
Novice Rules
• Bouts will have a referee, 3 judges, a timekeeper and qualified Doctor same as regular tournaments.
• Rounds will be 3 x 1 minute and 20 seconds with 20 second or 30 second break. However at the discretion of the matchmaker novice bouts can be 2 x 1 minute and 30 seconds with 30 second break. Novice bouts can have 1 minute rounds with the maximum allowable to be 3 round x 1 minute and 30 seconds.
• Judging criteria will be similar to the normal rules except that a boxer are to be judged upon skill and technique and is not based on power or aggression. Boxers must not use force or try to knock out their opponent. Boxers will be disqualified if they do not compete within the novice rules and the spirit of learning which will be at the referee’s discretion (or even the Doctor).
