R359-1-615. Boxing - Fouls

  (1) A referee may disqualify or penalize a boxing contestant by deducting one or more points from a round for the following fouls:

  (a) holding an opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch;

  (b) hitting with the head, shoulder, elbow, wrist, inside or butt of the hand, or the knee;

  (c) hitting or gouging with an open glove;

  (d) wrestling, spinning or roughing at the ropes;

  (e) causing an opponent to fall through the ropes by means other than a legal blow;

  (f) gripping at the ropes when avoiding or throwing punches;

  (g) intentionally striking at a part of the body that is over the kidneys;

  (h) using a rabbit punch or hitting an opponent at the base of the opponent's skull;

  (i) hitting on the break or after the gong has sounded;

  (j) hitting an opponent who is down or rising after being down;

  (k) hitting below the belt line;

  (l) holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other;

  (m) purposely going down without being hit or to avoid a blow;

  (n) using abusive language in the ring;

  (o) un-sportsmanlike conduct on the part of the boxing contestant or a second whether before, during, or after a round;

  (p) intentionally spitting out a mouthpiece;

  (q) any backhand blow; or

  (r) biting.