20. Terminated Bouts
a.
Intentional:
If a boxer is injured as a result of an illegal intentional blow
and cannot continue fighting, the offender boxer shall lose the fight by disqualification. If as a
result of an intentional illegal blow a boxer causes an injury to his rival, the referee shall take a
mandatory and automatic two (2) point deduction from the offender. If as a result of that injury
the referee determines that the injured boxer cannot continue fighting in later rounds, the result
of the bout shall be determined by the judges’ scorecards as long as four rounds have been
completed. If the injured fighter is ahead on the scorecards, he will be declared the winner by
technical decision. If the injured fighter is behind or drawing on the scorecards, the fight shall be
declared a technical draw. If the situation described in the above paragraph occurs before the
completion of the fourth round, the fight shall be declared a no decision or a draw. If a boxer
injures himself by attempting to commit an intentional foul to his rival, the referee shall not take
any action in the offender’s favor and the injury shall be considered as a result of a legal punch.
b.
Accidental:
If a boxer is accidentally injured and cannot continue
fighting before the completion of the fourth round, the fight shall be declared a technical draw.
If a boxer is accidentally injured and as a result the referee determines that he cannot continue
fighting in that or later rounds, the result of the fight shall be determined by the judges’
scorecards as long as four rounds have been completed. The fighter ahead on the scorecards
shall be declared the winner by technical decision. If there is a draw in the scorecards, the bout
shall be declared a draw.