Section 19-2311. CONTESTANTS’ EQUIPMENT  


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    2311.1Contestants shall wear gloves, headgear, a mouthpiece, foot pads, and shin guards approved by the Commission.

     

    2311.2In bouts of welterweights or lighter, the gloves shall be eight ounces (8 oz.). In the middleweight and heavier classes, gloves shall be ten ounces (10 oz.).

     

    2311.3On each foot, contestants shall use soft surgical bandage which shall not exceed two inches (2”) in width. The bandages shall not exceed four (4) bindings around the sole and instep and four (4) bindings around the ankle.

     

    2311.4The bandage shall be held in place by surgeon’s adhesive tape which shall not exceed one and one-half inches (1 ½”) in width. The tape shall cross the foot once and around the sole and heel once.

     

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Final Rulemaking at 35 DCR 3759, 3763 (May 20, 1988).