Section 650-2-3-1 - JudgingAll boxing competitions shall be judged according to the following criteria:
A. All bouts shall be evaluated and scored by three judges.B. The 10-Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of a round and 9 or fewer points must be awarded to the loser, except for an even round, which is scored 10-10.C. Application of the 10-Point Must System1. Points shall be recorded for each boxer immediately following the end of each round. At the conclusion of every bout, the points given each boxer shall be totaled by a scorekeeper. The winner's name must then be written clearly on the competition card, and the card must be signed by the judge.2. General criteria for awarding points are the standards of clean punching, i.e., the use of power rather than reliance on the number of punches, as well as effective aggressiveness, ring generalship, and defense.3. Specific Criteria for Awarding Pointsa. If a round ends with no clear winner, the appropriate scoring is 10-10.b. If boxers' performances are almost equal, the winner will be the individual generally demonstrating the most effective boxing technique, and she/he will be awarded the round by a score of 10-9.c. If a boxer but not her/his opponent has one knockdown, that individual will be awarded the round by a score of 10-8.d. If a boxer but not her/his opponent has two knockdowns, that individual will be awarded the round by a score of 10-7, with the loser's score reduced by one point for each deduction foul she/he commits.e. If a boxer but not her/his opponent has more than two knockdowns, that individual will be awarded the round by a score of 10-6, with the loser's score reduced by one point for each deduction foul she/he commits.f. If there are no knockdowns but one boxer's performance is dominant, that individual will be awarded the round by a score of 10-8.4. Recording of Fouls Upon notification by the referee of a penalty imposed for a foul, at the end of the round, each judge shall follow the instructions of the referee in deducting one or more points from the score of the boxer committing the foul(s). Each judge shall mark a "P" (for penalty) beside the boxer's original score and mark the new score in the space provided for that round.
5. Partial Rounds Judges shall score all partial rounds as if they were complete rounds.
99- 650 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 3-1