Boxing / Guide 16
The corner and boxer safety
World Boxing · 2024In short
Seconds and the towel · Medical oversight
Seconds and the towel
Seconds must remain in their designated seats during rounds and may not interfere with officials or opponents. The corner can retire its boxer by the prescribed towel procedure during a round, except while the referee is counting, or indicate during the interval that the boxer will not resume.
Medical oversight
The referee may ask the ringside doctor to examine a boxer and stop a contest that is unsafe. Medical eligibility is required before competition, and the medical rules govern fitness and follow-up. Equipment, category and medical checks are safeguards; this guide does not replace the event’s medical clearance or the official rules.
Independent explanations and translations, not official federation publications. Independent explanations of the supplied World Boxing Competition Rules, in force November 2024. These are World Boxing rules, not a universal rulebook for professional boxing. Event regulations may differ. References use PDF viewer page numbers; guide numbers are editorial.
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