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Sports Rules

Sport Style(s)

Amateur or Professional

Approved amateur body

Boxing Australia Technical and Competition Regulation – Amended 9 April 2015

Boxing

Amateur

Boxing Australia (NSW) Incorporated

International Boxing Association Technical & Competition Rules – Effective 25 March 2023

Boxing

Amateur

Boxing Australia (NSW) Incorporated

League Boxing Incorporated (NSW) Rules V 1.1(2017)

Boxing

Amateur

League Boxing (NSW) Incorporated

Australian Amateur Boxing League Incorporated – Boxing Rules – Adopted 1987, Revised 2017

Boxing

Amateur

League Boxing (NSW) Incorporated

Australian National Boxing Federation Rules and Regulations – 1 January 2023

Boxing

Professional

N/A

Association of Boxing Commissions Unified Rules of Boxing - Approved 25 August 2001, Amended 3 August 2016

Boxing

Professional

N/A

IWKBF Rules and Regulations - April 2019 (including Kickboxing Rules, K1 Rules, Mod Thai / Muay Thai / Full Thai Rules, MMA - Mixed Martial Arts Rules)

Kickboxing

Both

International World Kickboxing Federation Incorporated

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Kickboxing Rules 2015(Effective August 2023)

Kickboxing

Both

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated K1 Rules 2015(Effective August 2023)

Kickboxing

Both

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

WAKO Australia Limited Rules and Regulations: Kickboxing Rules - Amended 28 January 2023

Kickboxing

Both

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Inc

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Full Thai Rules 2014 (Effective August 2023)

Kickboxing (Muay Thai)

Both

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Modified Rules 2014 (Effective August 2023)

Kickboxing (Muay Thai)

Both

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Muaythai Australia Rules & Regulations

Kickboxing (Muay Thai)

Both

Muay Thai Australia Incorporated

AMMASA Amateur MMA Rules V.1 2023

Mixed Martial Arts

Amateur

Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

AMMASA Pro MMA Rules V.1.2023

Mixed Martial Arts

Professional

Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Approved April 2001 (Amended 1 August 2019)

Mixed Martial Arts

Professional

N/A

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Unified Rules 2017 (Effective August 2023)

Mixed Martial Arts

Both

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Category A,B & D Classes 2017 (Effective May 2023)

Mixed Martial Arts

Amateur

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Category D Classes 2017 (Effective May 2023)

Mixed Martial Arts

Amateur

Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

These sports rules are neither written, approved nor endorsed by the Combat Sports Authority of NSW.

These sports rules are commonly used in combat sport contests held in NSW and are provided to assist combatants, industry participants and promoters.

The sports rules included in this list may have changed or altered. Before relying on any of these sports rules you should check with the organisation responsible for the sports rules that they are the most up to date version.

If there are errors or corrections required with this list of sports rules, please advise the Combat Sports Authority of NSW by sending an email with the details to combatsports@sport.nsw.gov.au

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