PROMOTERS
& MATCHMAKERS
It is the DUTY and RESPONSIBILITY
of the Event Promoter and or
Matchmaker to inform ( by mail, fax or e-mail
) each Fighter and his/her Trainer(s) (Amateur AND Pro) of
ALL the REQUIRED
IKF Rules and Regulations. Each Fighter and
his/her Trainer(s) are Required to Abide By when Participating on an
IKF Sanctioned Event BEFORE they arrive at the
event.
FOR IKF CALIFORNIA
WEIGHTCLASSES CLICK HERE
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The maximum amount of weight a fighter is allowed to lose after
their first official weigh-in is 2 POUNDS IN 2 HOURS!
- WEIGH-INS
- SCHEDULED TIME
- Promoters must schedule a weigh-in window (Window is a time frame such
as from 5 to 6 PM) that is no more than 2 HOURS IN TIME.
- Your official weigh-ins MUST TAKE PLACE ON 1 DAY.
- In some special circumstances, two weigh-in windows shall be allowed.
- The day before your event and or the day of your event.
- Weigh-in time windows are to be no more then 2 HOURS in length.
- Fighters who miss this weigh-in "Time Window" will be scratched
from the event AND SUSPENDED unless a valid explanation/reason is given to your
IKF Event
Representative as to why they cannot make the weigh-in window
- EVERY Fighter and Trainer has the right to witness their opponents
weigh-in, ALWAYS!
- Participants of a bout must BOTH weigh-in on the same day and
during the scheduled weigh-in time.
- If you have 2 separate days scheduled for weigh-ins, you cannot have one
fighter weigh-in on the first day and his/her opponent weigh-in on the following
day.
BOTH must weigh-in on the SAME DAY! UNLESS
one cannot make the first weigh-in time, and his/her opponent can weigh-in on
the first scheduled time, and he or she on the second.
- "MANDATORY"
REQUIREMENTS
FOR IKF REPRESENTATIVE FROM
PROMOTER
- A Minimum of 1 Week Prior to the scheduled weigh-ins, Promoter must e-mail
a fight card to the IKF in the REQUIRED FIGHT FORMAT so that the IKF can review
the bout sheet.
- This bout sheet shall include:
- Every Fighters name - Typed out and spelled correctly.
- Match-ups - Who is fighting who?
- Rule style each bout is to be fought under.
- Maximum weight matchmaker has requested each fighter to be.
- Each fighters FULL STATS IN THE CORRECT FORMAT::
- Name, City, State, Country, Record, Weight, Height, Date of Birth, Trainers
Name, Trainers Contact Number.
- Promoter must supply 2 Tables and 4 Chairs for the IKF Staff to conduct weigh-ins and quire fighter
information.
- WEIGH-IN ROOM
- Promoter must supply an area to fit all the fighters, trainers and
officials that is private from the public.
- Scale location and IKF Staff Tables
must be side by side and close to a private room in case a fighter is required
to strip down to make weight.
- TIME PRIOR TO EVENT
- Fighters shall weigh-in no more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled time
of the event start time.
- WITNESS
- All Fighters and their TRAINERS must be present at the OFFICIAL EVENT
WEIGH-INS.
- All fighters and trainers are allowed to witness personally their opponents
weigh-in on ALL IKF bouts.
- If desired so, they must be present at the weigh-in START time.
- MISSED OR LATE TO WEIGH-IN
- If a fighter or the fighter's chief cornerman/trainer fails to attend the
weigh-ins within the time suggested weigh-in window, they WILL be suspended
by the IKF a MINIMUM 30 DAYS.
- They may also be DROPPED from the event AND be charged for ALL Expenses the
promoter occurred for them to be on the event which includes expenses of their
scheduled opponent.
- FIGHTER PHYSICALS
- EVERY FIGHTER is required to have a FULL PHYSICAL - If already attained, it
is valid for 1 year.
- If needed, they may attain this physical at the event weigh-ins by the
event Medical Doctor at a cost of $40 - Paid by the Fighter directly to the
Doctor giving the FULL PHYSICAL.
- EVERY Fighters is required to have a PRE FIGHT PHYSICAL before EVERY EVENT
they fight on.
- WEIGH-IN ANNOUNCEMENTS
- At the weigh-ins, trainers and fighters will be informed of the following:
- Time to show-up at Venue on fight day.
- If from out of town, their transportation to the venue.
- When & Where the event rules meeting will be.
- MAKING WEIGHT
- ALL FIGHTERS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR
WEIGHT:
- The maximum amount of weight a
fighter will be allowed to lose after their first official weigh-in is 2 pounds in 2 hours!
- NON TITLE FIGHTS
- AMATEUR FIGHTERS
- Fighters who do not make their required weight at their first weigh-in will
be allowed up to 2 hours to cut the MAXIMUM ALLOWED weight of 2 pounds.
- If they do not make their weight after cutting by the time given to them by
the
IKF Event Representative and the bout is
forced to be cancelled they will be required to pay the promoter for all
expenses related to their bout which includes travel expenses for BOTH fighters.
- IKF
TITLE FIGHTS
- AMATEUR FIGHTERS
- Fighters who do not make their required weight at their first weigh-in will
be allowed up to 2 hours to cut the MAXIMUM ALLOWED weight of 2 pounds.
- If a TITLE HOLDER defending their title cannot make FIGHT/TITLE
weight on the day of the weigh-ins in the allowed time given, they will
automatically lose their title on the Scale.
- If the two fighters are still within a legal weight spread but as a "Catch-Weight",
they may still be allowed to fight, but no title will be on the line.
- If a NON TITLE HOLDER and they are fighting for a VACANT title, the
fighter not making weight will automatically lose the title on the scale.
- If the two fighters are still within a legal weight
spread but as a "Catch-Weight" they may still be allowed to
fight, but no title will be on the line.
- ANY AMATEUR FIGHTER not making their title weight will be required
to pay the promoter for all expenses related to their bout which includes title
sanctioning, travel expenses for BOTH fighters and any additional financial
investments made by the event promoter as approved by the IKF.
- RULES MEETING
- SCHEDULING
- The pre-fight meeting could take place directly after the weigh-ins or
prior to event on the day of the event.
- The promoter must supply an area to fit all the fighters, trainers and
officials in that is private from the public.
- WHO SHALL ATTEND
- Fighters, officials and trainers ONLY may attend the official rules
meeting.
- Fighters and "ALL TRAINERS" must be present at the PRE-FIGHT
RULES MEETING.
- Unless a Special Circumstance has been approved by the Event
Promoter and the IKF Event Representative.
- ABSOLUTELY no family, friends or fans may attend.
- FIGHTER INFORMATION GIVEN
- Along with a general rules review, at the pre-fight meeting, trainers and
fighters will be assigned the following
- The corner color from which they will fight out of.
- Where their dressing rooms are.
- The event fight order.
- MISSED OR LATE TO RULES MEETING
- If an AMATEUR Fighter or their chief cornerman/trainer is late to the
fighter rules meeting they will be SUSPENDED and possibly fined a
minimum of $100.00.
- ANY Fighter may be DROPPED from the event AND be charged for ALL Expenses
the promoter occurred for them to be on the event.
- If a fighter fails to attend the pre-fight meeting, he/she will be
SUSPENDED and will be fined a minimum of $200.00 and possibly dropped from the
event.
- Any trainers who do not attend the pre-fight meeting WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED in the corner of their fighter or the dressing rooms of their
fighter.
- REPORTING TO THE VENUE
- All fighter's, once they report to the venue locker room (event
location) on the day/night of the event, are not allowed to leave the
facilities and are subject to urinalysis and fines if they do not remain.
- The fine for such a violation by an Amateur Fighter is a MINIMUM of $100.00
and or disqualification from their bout.
- FINES
- IF A FINE IS FIGHTER RELATED and relates to the cancellation of a bout,
such fines will be awarded to the event promoter for expenses lost for the
cancelled bout.
- IF A FINE IS FIGHTER RELATED but does not result in a bout cancellation
shall be paid to the IKF.
- If any Suspension for the fined action, it will be announced in the bout
results.
- IF A FINE IS TRAINER RELATED but does not result in a bout cancellation
shall be paid to the IKF.
- If any Suspension for the fined action, it will be announced in the bout
results.
- If ANY fighter NO SHOWS at an IKF
EVENT, they WILL be Charged/Fined for ALL expenses the Promoter occurred to
match them on the event and placed on an INDEFINITE suspension until all fines
are paid in full.
- ANY Charges, Expenses or Fines that
are not paid will result in INDEFINITE SUSPENSION
until the fine is paid in full.
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BE
PROFESSIONAL... BE ON TIME OR BE FINED AND SUSPENDED!
CONVERTING
LBS. TO
KG. AND BACK For those looking to
convert lbs to kg. If you have a 65 kg fighter and want to know how many lbs.
that is, multiply it by 2.2. 65 kg X 2.2 = 143 lbs. If you have a 145 lb
fighter and want to know the weight in kg, divide it by 2.2 145 / 2.2 = 65.90
kg.
"CATCH WEIGHTS" This
is when say a Light Welterweight fighter at 140 lbs and a Welterweight at 144
lbs fight. What you need to look at in this case is the most narrow
weight spread, which is always in the lower weight class of the two.
For Light Welterweight, the weight spread is 5 lbs. where is as in the
Welterweight class it's 7, it goes to a 5 lb. spread.
A fight can only happen inside the limits of the weightclass the lightest
fighter. So for this example, (Light Welterweight at 140 lbs and a Welterweight
at 144 ) this would be OK as a catch weight. However if the Light
Welterweight fighter was 138 and the Welterweight at 144, that's 6 lbs, and it
wouldn't be allowed.
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