TITLE 68: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER VII: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER b: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
PART 1370 BOXING AND FULL-CONTACT MARTIAL ARTS ACT
SECTION 1370.600 CLASSES AND WEIGHTS OF CONTESTANTS


 

Section 1370.600  Classes and Weights of Contestants

 

a)         In full-contact martial arts contests, contestants shall be classified under the following classifications:

 

Weight Class

Weights

Allowances

1)

Straw Weight

up to 115 pounds

3 pounds

2)

Flyweight

over 115 to 125 pounds

3 pounds

3)

Bantamweight

over 125 to 135 pounds

3 pounds

4)

Featherweight

over 135 to 145 pounds

5 pounds

5)

Lightweight

over 145 to 155 pounds

5 pounds

6)

Welterweight

over 155 to 170 pounds

5 pounds

7)

Middleweight

over 170 to 185 pounds

7 pounds

8)

Light Heavyweight

over 185 to 205 pounds

7 pounds

9)

Heavyweight

over 205 to 265 pounds

7 pounds

10)

Super Heavyweight

over 265 pounds

 

b)         Any contestant's change in weight class must be approved by the Division.

 

c)         Contestants shall only fight contestants in their own weight class unless permission is granted by the Division. With permission of the Division, a contestant can compete against a competitor in his or her own weight class or in one of the 2 higher or 2 lower weight classes.