N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-8.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:46-8.19 - Point system scoring

(a) The point system of scoring shall govern the decision and be rendered by three judges.

(b) The judges must mark their scorecards in ink or in indelible pencil at the end of each round, with the winner of a round receiving 10 points in the boxer's column, and the loser receiving nine points or less in his column. Except as permitted by (b)4 below, a round cannot be judged even; 10 points must be awarded to one boxer and nine points or less awarded to the other boxer.

1. If the boxer is just slightly superior to his opponent in a round, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of nine points must be marked down for his opponent.

2. If a boxer wins a round decisively, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of eight points must be marked down for his opponent.

3. If a boxer wins a round decisively with a knockdown or knockdowns, 10 points must be scored for such boxer, and the score of seven points must be marked down for his opponent.

4. A round may be judged even with 10 points awarded to each boxer only if: a boxer who suffers a knockdown but for that knockdown would have won the round decisively; or both boxers suffer a knockdown. In all other circumstances, one boxer must be judged the winner of the round and awarded 10 points with the other boxer awarded 9 points or less. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a tie round as the result of a referee's point deduction pursuant to (c) below.

(c) If the referee penalizes a boxer for a foul during a round;

1. One point shall be deducted by the judges from that boxer's score for that round.

i. At the discretion of the referee, where the foul committed by the boxer is flagrant, repeated, or has the potential to cause injury to his opponent, the referee may order that more than one point be deducted from the boxer's score for that round.

2. The referee shall notify the judges and the announcer of the penalty imposed, and the announcer shall declare it to the public at the end of that round.

(d) At the conclusion of the bout, the decision shall be awarded to the boxer with the greatest number of points on a majority of the judges' scorecards. If the points for each boxer on a majority of the judges' scorecards are even, the decision shall be a draw.

(e) At the conclusion of each round, the judges shall submit their scorecards to the Commissioner or his representative. At the conclusion of the bout, the points shall be tallied by the Commissioner or his representative and given to the announcer who shall announce the decision from the ring.

(f) In all boxing contests, when the decision is announced from the ring, the announcer shall call out the total points credited to each boxer by each judge.

(g) Decisions shall be given in all bouts.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:46-8.19

As amended, R.1971 d.171, eff. 9/30/1971.
See: 3 New Jersey Register 182(a), 3 New Jersey Register 233(a).
Amended by R.1985 d.21, effective 2/4/1985.
See: 16 New Jersey Register 1956(a), 17 New Jersey Register 314(a).
Substantially amended.
Amended by R.1986 d.444, effective 11/3/1986.
See: 18 New Jersey Register 1515(c), 18 New Jersey Register 2211(b).
Substantially amended.
Amended by R.1995 d.401, effective 7/17/1995.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 1144(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1959(a), 27 New Jersey Register 2700(a).
Amended by R.1996 d.205, effective 5/6/1996.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 4852(a), 28 New Jersey Register 2392(c).
In (d) substituted "shall be awarded" for "must be awarded", and provided for a majority of judges' scorecards.