How a bout is scored

Each judge scores every round as a pair: ten points to the round winner, six to nine to the other corner. A card total decides that judge’s pick for the bout; three or five seated judges decide it by majority.

Knockdowns

The ring counts every knockdown and shows the count. The judges’ pairs stand as scored; a knockdown does not change a card today.

Standing eight limits

Three standing eights against one corner in a round, or four across the bout, and the referee stops it.

A warning is a point off that corner, in that round, on every judge’s card. A round never scores below zero.

A card made level by a warning

A card is read first at its raw score, before warnings. A warning that levels a card which stood apart on the raw score settles it there: the card goes to the boxer who led on the raw score, and the judge is not asked.

A card level on the raw score too

A card still level on the raw score, and clear of warnings, goes to the boxer who won the last round, but only in a three-round bout in which every round was decided by one or two points, and only if that boxer did not fall behind over the last two rounds. Every other level card goes to the judge, who picks red or blue.

When the bench is even, or the split is even, every seated judge is asked for a preference and the majority decides. A preference vote that ties again goes to the ring table.

A stoppage names the winner and its method. It outranks the cards; the scores ride along as boxed.

A franchise earns one point for every win across the tournament. Byes earn none; a walkover earns one when a scheduled bout is cancelled for injury or disqualification. A tie goes first to the most champions, then to the most boxers in the championship round.

The full rule is Policies and Procedures, §D, Team points.

Rick How's rulebook, when it is issued, decides the knockdown rule; the ring currently records knockdowns and the cards stand.