Regulation .07 Fouls.

A boxer who flagrantly or repeatedly commits a foul may be:

(1)

Disqualified in a contest by the referee; and

(2)

Subject to disciplinary action under COMAR 09.14.02.07.

A foul includes:

(1)

Hitting below the belt;

(2)

Hitting an opponent who is down or getting up after being down;

(3)

Holding;

(4)

Wrestling or kicking;

(5)

Striking an opponent who is helpless as a result of blows and supported by the ropes so that the opponent does not fall;

(6)

Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee;

(7)

Hitting with the open glove, or with the butt of the hand, the wrist, or the elbow, and all backhand blows;

(8)

Going down without being hit;

(9)

Striking at that part of the body over the kidney;

(10)

The rabbit punch;

(11)

Jabbing the opponent's eye with the thumb of the glove;

(12)

Using abusive language in the ring;

(13)

Using an unsportsmanlike trick or action causing injury to an opponent;

(14)

Hitting on the break;

(15)

Hitting after the bell has sounded ending the round;

(16)

Roughing at the ropes;

(17)

Pushing an opponent about the ring or into the ropes; and

(18)

Biting.