North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 14B - Public Safety › Chapter 10 - BOXING AUTHORITY › Section .0500 - BOXING › Section 10 .0501 - WEIGH-INS FOR BOXING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Contestants
				shall be classified by weight and may fight above or below his or her weight
				class in accordance with this Paragraph. The maximum amount of weight
				difference between the two contestants shall be decided by the lower weight
				class. A contestant shall not be permitted to compete if the difference in
				weight between the contestants exceeds the difference shown in the following
				schedule:
Weight class
Weights
Allowances
Flyweight
up to 112 pounds
not more than 3 pounds
Bantamweight
113 to 118 pounds
not more than 3 pounds
Featherweight
119 to 126 pounds
not more than 5 pounds
Junior Lightweight
127 to 130 pounds
not more than 7 pounds
Lightweight
131 pounds to 135 pounds
not more than 7 pounds
Junior Welterweight
136 to 140 pounds
not more than 9 pounds
Welterweight
141 to 147 pounds
not more than 9 pounds
Junior Middleweight
148 to 154 pounds
not more than 11 pounds
Middleweight
155 to 160 pounds
not more than 11 pounds
Light Heavyweight
161 to 175 pounds
not more than 12 pounds
Cruiserweight
176 to 190 pounds
not more than 15 pounds
Heavyweight
over 191 pounds
no limit
(b)
				Contestants in matches shall be weighed on the same scale at a time and place
				to be determined by the Division representative, in the presence of the
				opponent and the Division representative. Once the time and location of
				weigh-ins has been established, contestants shall be notified by the promoter
				or his or her designee. All contestants, shall be limited to shirt, shorts, and
				socks while being weighed in. The weigh-in shall occur 12 hours or less prior
				to the scheduled starting time of the first match of the program of matches.
				However, where a program of matches is scheduled to begin in the afternoon, the
				Division representative, if requested by the promoter, may approve an early
				weigh-in time of noon or later the day before the day of the program of matches
				if personnel is available. Substitution of a contestant or contestants shall
				not be allowed after the weigh-in.
(c) Failure of a contestant to be present at
				the weigh-in at the time and place designated by the Division representative
				shall result in the contestant's loss of right to view the weigh-in of his or
				her opponent.
(d) If the weight of
				any contestant in a match fails to meet the weight parameters as set forth in
				Paragraph (a) of this Rule at the time of the official weigh-in, he or she
				shall have two additional hours to meet the weight parameters provided that
(1) No contestant that weighs 147 pounds or
				less may lose more than two pounds in less than 12 hours before a
				match.
(2) No contestant weighing
				more than 147 pounds or less than 190 pounds, may lose more than three pounds
				in less than 12 hours before a match.
(3) No contestant weighing more than 190
				pounds may lose more than four pounds in less than 12 hours before a
				match.
(4) Contestants may not gain
				weight after the official weigh-ins have begun to make weight parameters during
				the time of weigh-ins.