In this article:
Round Betting/Group Round Betting/Alternative Group Round Betting
General Boxing Rules
- Results will be based on the official result at ringside with the exception of a technical draw (the rules for which are set out in the "Technical Decision / Draw" section below).
- Results are not official for betting purposes until verified by officials at the fighting venue. If for some reason official verification does not occur at the fighting venue, then (and only then) will reference will be made to www.boxrec.com for settlement purposes. Should an official or unofficial sanctioning body overturn a fight decision based on an appeal, suspension, lawsuit, drug testing result or any other fighter sanction, this will not be recognised for betting purposes.
- Should a contest be postponed, bets will stand if the rescheduled event occurs within 48 hours. Otherwise, all bets in relation to the contest will be void.
- In the event of a 'no contest' being declared, all bets will be made void, with the exception of selections where the outcome has already been unequivocally determined.
- Should there be a substitution for one of the boxers, bets on the original contest will be void, except in a tournament based competition where the equivalent of a Tattersalls Rule 4 deduction may apply (see Prize Fighter below)
- Should there be a change in the manner in which a contest is advertised (e.g. a contest changes from a title fight to a non-title fight) bets will stand.
- Match Betting markets where no draw selection is offered will be made void if the match ends in a draw.
- In fights where the scheduled number of rounds changes, all bets will stand unless the result would be automatically determined by the change in the number of rounds (in which case, such bets will be voided). For example, if a fight gets changed from a 12 to a 10 round fight, bets on rounds 11 and 12 will be void.
- Exhibition Fights - if a result is declared in the ring, all bets will be settled as per the result announced. If there is no result declared then all bets will be void.
- The statistics provided by Compubox will be used to determine the settlement of any bets which are placed on: (i) a given fighter to achieve a certain number of punches landed, (ii) a given fighter to land a certain number of Jabs (iii) a given fighter to land a certain number of Power Punches and (iv) a given fighter to land a certain number of Body Punches.
Round Betting/Group Round Betting/Alternative Group Round Betting
- This market is betting on the round/rounds in which the result of the fight will be determined, it is not betting on named fighters to win the round/rounds on the judge's scorecards.
- If a boxer withdraws during the period between rounds, the fight is deemed to have ended in the previous round.
- The bell will signal the end of a round and the bell being sounded again will signal the start of the next round. Therefore, a boxer who withdraws after the bell is sounded to signal the start of the next round will be deemed to have lost in that round, even if there's no competitive action in that round.
- Subject to the following rule, should, for any reason, the scheduled number of rounds be changed before the commencement of the contest, all round by round bets will stand.
- Notwithstanding the above rule, should, for any reason, the scheduled number of rounds be decreased before the commencement of the contest, all round by round bets on the dropped rounds will be void. Bets on all the remaining rounds will stand.
- Where a contest finishes before the completion of the scheduled number of rounds and, for any reason, the winner is decided by the judges' scorecards (technical decision/technical draw) then all round bets will be deemed losers.
- If the contest goes to the scorecards, then all round bets will be deemed losers.
- Where a contest finishes before the scheduled number of rounds due to an accidental injury and the winner is not determined by the judges' scorecards, all bets will be void.
- For Total Rounds settlement purposes, 1 minute and 30 seconds will represent half a round. For example, for a bet on "Over 10.5 rounds" to be a winner, the fight must last beyond 1 minute and 30 seconds in round 11.If the number of rounds for a fight is changed after this market has been set then all bets on this market will be void.
- For Will the Fight Go the Distance (or similarly titled) markets, should the scheduled number of rounds change, this market will be made void. In the event of a technical decision, for settlement purposes, the fight will have been deemed NOT to have gone the distance (i.e. the scheduled number of rounds).
Round Specials
- Any bets placed on occurrences to occur (or not to occur) in a given round will be deemed losing bets if the fight concludes (for any reason) before that round. For example, any bets on a fighter to have a point deducted in round 9 will be deemed losing bets if a knock-out brings the relevant fight to a conclusion in round 7.
Method of victory
- A knockout (KO) occurs when the boxer does not stand up after a ten count. Technical knockouts (TKO) occur when a boxer is knocked down three times within the same round and the fight is stopped or where the referee steps in to stop the fight when it is decided that a fighter cannot safely continue. If a fighter fails to answer a bell for the next round then this will also be deemed a TKO. For betting purposes, KO/TKO options also include disqualification and retirement.
Technical Decision/Draw
- If a fight is scheduled for more than four rounds and, after four rounds, an accidental foul occurs which causes an injury (further to which the referee stops the fight), the fight will be deemed to have resulted in a technical decision in favour of the boxer who is ahead on the scorecards at the time the fight is stopped (and all markets on the fight will stand).
- If the accidental injury / technical decision occurs during the first 4 rounds, all bets will be made void UNLESS the result of the relevant market has already been unequivocally determined or if the judges' scorecards are used to determine an official winner at ringside.
- If an intentional foul causes an injury and the injury results in the fight being stopped in a later round: (i) the injured boxer will be deemed to have won by technical decision if he is ahead on the scorecards and (ii) the fight will result in a 'technical draw' if the injured boxer is behind or even on the score cards (and, for settlement purposes, the result of the fight will be deemed to be a draw).
- For betting purposes betting on rounds or group of rounds is for a fighter to win by KO, TKO or disqualification during that round or group of rounds. In the event of a technical decision before the end of the fight all bets will be settled as a win by decision. Round bets will be deemed losers.
To score a knockdown
- For settlement purposes, a knockdown is defined as a fighter being KO'd or receiving a mandatory eight count (anything deemed a slip by the referee will not count).
Unconfirmed Fights
- All fights dated/timed on site for 12:00 on 31st December are potential unconfirmed fights; if the fight doesn't take place by this date then all such bets will be void.
Prize Fighter
- Match bets will be settled on the result announced in the ring. If any result is announced incorrectly at ringside but is subsequently corrected then bets will be settled based on the corrected winner.
- Outright bets will be settled based on the winning boxer who lifts the trophy. If a substitute is introduced during the tournament, all outright bets will stand and an outright price will be quoted for the new boxer. All outright bets on boxers who withdraw during the tournament due to injury or cuts (having fought on the card) will be deemed to be losing bets.
- Outright bets will be void on any named boxer who does not start the tournament. This rule does not apply to the reserve fighters.
- "Either reserve" (or similar) may be listed as a selection for any Prizefighter tournaments. These selections are priced on a compete or not basis and, accordingly, all bets on these selections will stand whether or not a reserve fighter competes.
- The equivalent of a Tattersall's rule 4 deduction may be applied to any outright bet where a named fighter is withdrawn before the start of the tournament (and an additional contender added).
Punch Stat Markets
- All markets below will be resulted against data received from Compubox at the point of settlement.
- For Round and Group Round betting, in the event the fight ends prior to the round the bet has been placed on, bets will be settled as losers
- Total Punches Thrown
- Total Punches Landed
- Total Jabs Thrown
- Total Jabs Landed
- Total Power Punches Thrown
- Total Power Punches Landed
- To Body Punches Landed
- Most Punches Thrown
- Most Punches Landed
- Most Power Punches Landed
- Most Jabs Landed
- Most Body Punches Landed
- Any other markets/selections composed of punches, jabs or power punches. - In the event of a tie on a market where a draw selection is not offered, bets will be void.
- In the event of a tie on a leg within a selection (e.g. Most Punches, Jabs & Power Punches & both fighters throw x Jabs), bets on that selection will be settled as losers
Full list of Compubox punch definitions below:
- Thrown Punches - A thrown punch is any punch attempt at the scoring area of an opponent. Scoring area consists of the head and torso
- Jab - Straight punch with the fighter's lead hand
- Power Punch - Any non-jab punch such as uppercuts, crosses and hooks
- Landed Punches - A landed punch is a punch that lands inside the scoring area. A landed punch can be a deflected punch as well as a direct hit, providing that ultimately it connects to the scoring area.
- Head/Body Punch Landed - Jabs and Power Punches categorised based on where in the scoring area the punch landed