The Neutral Corner - Announcements

23 January 2011
New BAI Technical and Competition Rules
Boxing Australia has released the new Technical & Competition Rules - available here.

2 December 2010
Selection of RJ for 2012 Olympics
AIBA's selection policy for the RJ for the 2012 London Olympics is available here

2 December 2010
Mandatory restriction after KOH or RSCH
Changes in the AIBA Competition Rules and the new BAI Competition Rules brought about the following:
  • One KOH or RSCH means the boxer will be restricted from competing or sparring for a period of 30 days from the decision.
  • A second KOH or RSCH occurring within a 3-month period will mean the boxer is restricted from competing or sparring for a period of 90 days from the second KOH or RSCH.
  • A third KOH or RSCH occurring within a 12-month period will mean the boxer is restricted from competing or sparring for a period of 360 days from the third KOH or RSCH.
In summary, the ‘old’ 28-days rest no longer applies and the probation periods above shall be complied with.

30 October 2010
BAI R&J Accreditation Policy
The revised R&J accreditation policy is available on our RJ Documents page here

15 October 2010
AIBA Accreditation Pathway
Please find at http://www.boxing.org.au/documents/AIBA_accreditation.pdf  the AIBA accreditation pathway taken from the AIBA RJ Manual.  Note that the pathway was presented during the 2009 Milan Elite Championships and since that time it has been somewhat refined; however, the intent has not changed. 

3 September 2010
Changed Weight Divisions
As of 01 Sept 2010 the Elite and Youth (18-19) Women's weight categories have changed in accordance with AIBA rules.  The new weight categories for all international championships are:
·         45-48kg
·         51kg
·         54kg
·         57kg
·         60kg
·         64kg
·         69kg
·         75kg
·         81kg
·         +81kg
For Australian and Member Association championships ONLY, two additional weight categories are:
·         91kg
·         +91kg

The Youth (17/18 years) Men's weight categories have also changed. (Note, Elite Men's weight categories were changed at the beginning of the year to adjust for Comm Games selection events).  The new weight categories for all Youth Men's championships are:

·         46-49kg
·         52kg
·         56kg
·         60kg
·         64kg
·         69kg
·         75kg
·         81kg
·         91kg
·         +91kg

Wayne Rose
R&J Committee Chair

22 April 2010

New BAI Junior Officials Development Scheme
Boxing Australia is introducing a Junior Officials Development Scheme. Details available here.

23 February 2010

New AIBA Competition Rules
AIBA has released updated Competition Rules effective 30 January 2010. These can be found at AIBA's website - from the main menu, choose DOCUMENTS (right-hand end of the menu bar) then choose Technical & Competition Rules. Or click here to download a copy (2MB PDF file).

Boxing Australia is reviewing the Australian Competition Rules and the BAI RJ Handbook.



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