Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Corporations, Securities, and Commercial Licensing › Unarmed Combat › Unarmed Combat › Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING, AND AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MUAY THAI › Section R. 339.229 - Judging; boxing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 229.
(1)
					 Officials who score a contest shall use the 10-point must system.
(2) For the purpose of this rule, the
					 "10-point must system" means that the winner of each round receives 10 points
					 as determined by clean hitting, effective aggressiveness, defense, and ring
					 generalship. The loser of the round shall receive less than 10 points. If the
					 round is even, each contestant receives 10 points. Judges shall not give
					 fractions of points.
(3) Officials
					 who score the contest shall mark their cards in ink or in indelible pencil at
					 the end of each round.
(4)
					 Officials who score the contest shall sign their scorecards.
(5) Except as provided in subrule (6) of this
					 rule, at the conclusion of each contest, the judges shall total the points for
					 each contestant and indicate the winner by writing the winner's name at the
					 designated area on the scorecard and circle the same name where it appears on
					 the top of the scorecard.
(6) If a
					 contest is scored on individual scorecards for each round, the referee shall,
					 at the end of a round, collect the scorecard for the round from each judge and
					 shall give the scorecards to the department representative for
					 computation.
(7) Referees and
					 judges shall be discreet at all times and shall not discuss their decisions
					 with anyone during an event.
(8)
					 Unless the department representative determines that a computation of the
					 scorecards shows a clerical or mathematical error giving the decision to the
					 wrong contestant, the decision at the end of a boxing contest must not change.
					 If such an error occurs, the department representative may change the
					 decision.
(9) The referee shall
					 collect the scorecards from the judges and give them to the department
					 representative for tabulation. After the scorecards have been tabulated, the
					 referee shall collect the tabulated scorecards and give them to the announcer,
					 who shall announce the decision to the spectators.
(10) After a contest, the department
					 representative shall collect the scorecards and tabulation sheets and give them
					 to the promoter. The promoter shall maintain the scorecards and tabulation
					 sheets for 1 year pursuant to section 54a of the act, MCL 338.3654a.
(11) If a referee becomes incapacitated and
					 is unable to complete a boxing contest, then the other referee previously
					 approved by the department for the event must assume the duties of the
					 referee.
(12) If a judge becomes
					 incapacitated and is unable to complete the scoring of a contest, then the
					 referee shall call a time-out, and an alternate judge previously approved by
					 the department must score the contest from the point at which he or she assumed
					 the duties. If the incapacity of a judge is not noticed during a round, the
					 referee shall score that round and the substitute judge shall score all
					 subsequent rounds.