There are four corner posts, two are white with the others red and blue, which are diagonally opposed. The floor is covered in canvas laid over a felt of rubber padding. Boxers wear leather, padded gloves, which are standardised and provided by the Organising Committee. Competitors can also wear bandages underneath the gloves to give support and stop bones from getting damaged. These are also provided by the organisers.
Boxers also wear headguards, gumshields and cup protectors.
They box three rounds of three minutes each, with one minute between rounds. Each fight is judged by five judges who register the clean punches into a computer, within one second of the punch. At Olympic competition, boxers are weighed on the opening day and every day of competition. The boxing bouts are controlled by a referee and there are also five judges and a jury. A referee can also insist on a mandatory count of eight even if the boxer gets up to resume the contest when he is knocked down.