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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 09.14.06.16" title_num="09" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="06" heading="Rounds.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A round shall consist of 3 minutes separated by a 1-minute rest period.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A contest may not exceed 12 rounds.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unless special permission has been granted by the Commission, a promoter may not schedule less than five matches in any one event and shall schedule:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A minimum of 26 rounds of boxing; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A maximum of 40 rounds of boxing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Except as provided in this regulation, exhibition bouts may not be used to meet the requirements of §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Commission may grant a promoter permission to hold a pro-am boxing event, encompassing both professional contests and amateur contests, if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The event includes a minimum of three professional matches, one of which consists of eight rounds or more;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The event includes a minimum of 20 rounds of professional boxing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The event includes a minimum of eight rounds of amateur boxing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The amateur contests all precede the professional contests, with the professional contests and amateur contests being separated by a 15-minute intermission; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The promoter indicates on event tickets, as well as in advertisements pertaining to the event, that the event is a pro-am boxing event including both professional contests and amateur contests.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>