Boxing: legal blows, rounds and decisions

Target areas, banned blows, rounds, the count, judges and educational boxing at school.

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Target area: what is it?
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The front and sides of the head and trunk, above the belt.
Only a blow landed with the knuckle part of the closed glove counts.
A boxer lands below the belt. Decision?
- The referee penalises the offender
- The blow scores for the boxer
- The boxer hit loses a point
- The round is stopped and restarted
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The referee penalises the offender
A low blow is a foul: it does not score, and the referee cautions or penalises the boxer who threw it.
Low blow: what is it?
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A blow below the belt line, forbidden.
The referee penalises it.
Why does educational boxing ban power?
- So that bouts last longer
- To learn touching without risk to the partner
- Because its gloves are thinner
- So judges count fewer touches
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To learn touching without risk to the partner
Accuracy and timing are judged, not impact.
Rabbit punch: what is it?
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A blow to the back of the neck, forbidden as dangerous.
The back and kidneys are also forbidden.