NOTE:
FLORIDA & COLORADO have NO EXCEPTIONS
to Headgear & Shin Pads!
ALL
Amateur fighters must wear Headgear & Shin Pads when fighting in Florida &
Colorado.
- OPTIONAL Headgear Rules
- This Rule Option applies ONLY to Amateur ADULT Fighters,
Ages 18 to 40 years old.
- This Rule Option applies ONLY to Amateurs who have fought in a
minimum of 3 or more Amateur Kickboxing bouts
and WON a minimum of 2 or *50% of
those Amateur kickboxing bouts. If so, these fighters have the option of wearing
or not wearing headgear.
- (*) This prevents
fighters with little skill level from fighting without needed safety equipment.
- ANY IKF Promoter seeking approval to
have an IKF Sanctioned Amateur bout on
their event where the competitors do not wear headgear, must have the fighter's
who wish not to wear headgear fill out the Official "IKF
AMATEUR OPTIONAL HEADGEAR APPLICATION" Form by clicking
HERE.:
- These forms ALL NEED TO BE Submitted to the IKF Headquarters for approval a minimum of 10
DAYS PRIOR to ANY IKF event they wish
to have these fighters fight on. If a fighter does not get his/her form to the
IKF by the 10 day deadline, BOTH
Fighter's in their bout will be required to wear headgear.
- All Amateur fighter in bouts without headgear shall wear:
- For fighters under 165 lbs. they shall wear *10
Ounce Gloves.
- For fighters over 165 lbs. they shall wear *12
Ounce Gloves.
- (*) Or, 12 ounce for all on an event
if approved by the IKF headquarters.
- There can be no mix-matching during a contest however so that if one
fighter opts for headgear then both fighters are required to wear it.
- At ANY time, If any fighter loses 3 consecutive bouts by KO/TKO (No
matter how the bout was stopped), they will be required to wear headgear in
their future bouts until the IKF clears
them as an experienced fighter, able to shed their headgear.
- FINES & SUSPENSIONS
- If an IKF Sanctioned Promoter allows
an Amateur Fighter(s) to fight on an IKF
Sanctioned event without the above background requirements and without headgear,
the Promoter, Fighter and Trainer will be fined and suspended as follows:
- Promoter: $2,500.00 Fine per Fighter, 1 Year suspension from
promoting.
- Trainer: $1,500.00 Fine, 1 Year suspension from Being a
Second/Cornerman on an IKF Sanctioned
Event.
- Fighter: $500.00 Fine, 1 Year suspension from Fighting on an IKF Sanctioned Event.
- IF the Trainer/Fighter submit a falsified background to the Promoter and it
is discovered by the IKF PRIOR to the
fight, the fighter will not be allowed to fight on the proposed event and as a
Penalty for doing so, the Trainer and Fighter will be fined and suspended as
follows:
- Trainer: $1,000.00 Fine, 3 Month Suspension from Being a
Second/Cornerman on an IKF Sanctioned
Event..
- Fighter: $500.00 Fine, 3 Month Suspension from Fighting on an IKF Sanctioned Event.
- IF the Trainer/Fighter submit a falsified background to the Promoter and it
is discovered by the IKF AFTER the fight
takes place, as a Penalty for doing so, the Trainer and Fighter will be fined
and suspended as follows:
- Trainer: $1,500.00 Fine, 6 Month Suspension from Being a
Second/Cornerman on an IKF Sanctioned
Event..
- Fighter: $1,000.00 Fine, 6 Month Suspension from Fighting on an
IKF Sanctioned Event.
The following Rules STILL apply in regards to Headgear on
IKF Sanctioned bouts.
- MANDATORY Headgear Rule
- ALL Amateur Fighters under the age of 18 in an IKF
Sanctioned bout MUST WEAR Headgear.
- ALL Amateur Fighters over the age of 40 in an IKF
Sanctioned bout MUST WEAR Headgear.
- ALL Amateur Fighters Fighting in an IKF
Sanctioned Amateur Tournament MUST WEAR Headgear regardless of fighters
age or experience.
- Only "COMPETITION"
Approved Headgear will be allowed, NOT "Training" Headgear.
- To see what "COMPETITION"
is Click HERE.
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