amatuer weight classes and time in rounds

Don't know about local rules in USA, but in senior amateur boxing in the past there were 3 x 3mins rounds, now there are 4 x 2mins rounds.

I just looked at the usa boxing rulebook online and it is three 2 minute rounds now for novices. Thats like a whole round less than I was fighting before. Im 5'9 and im 165. Im kinda muscular and stocky naturally though. Ideally I would like to be at 152, but I just cant do it and feel healthy and strong.

then whats a good weight class for sumone whos 5'9???

Your novices should not be fighting 3 minute rounds. As a matter of fact the usa/abf no longer allows three minute rounds. As far as open fighters doing 4-2 minute rounds thats right. But if all of this was so then your novices would be fighting 9 minutes while your open, and more experienced fighters, would only be fighting 8 minutes..........Rockin' :boxing: I kid you not. I always wondered why too. I would think to my slef why am I fighting longer than the open guys. My last fight was sept of 2003 and I fought 3 three minute rounds. I fight again in May, so now I'm really curious; rules must have changed while i was away. It was sanctioned by usa boxing too.

Oh yeah, we fight three 3 minute rounds if you are under 10 fights or so ( novice level ). WHen you are open, they fight 4 2 minute rounds. Thats the way they do it at the fights ive been in.

No, it is not. Any shot on the naval or abve is a scoring blow as long as it is landed on the front of the body. I award points everytime I see a body shot land, however it seems that many amatuers judges over look them..........Rockin' :boxing: Belive me.. the judges I had didnt count my body shots. You always here people saying " go to the body", then you dont get any points for it. It sucks.

akins, no, you would not fight anyone over 18. Once you reach 18, its fair game til 31 or something like that. Im 18 now and it sucks because im fighting 28 year olds.

have a ? for rockin or anyone say your 18 or under i am 16 do i fight people over 18

rockin can u tell me the average hieght for a middle weight fighter. Iam 5'10

rockin how about rounds for someone under the age of 18 they do have fights for 18 and under.. right

No, it is not. Any shot on the naval or abve is a scoring blow as long as it is landed on the front of the body. I award points everytime I see a body shot land, however it seems that many amatuers judges over look them..........Rockin' :boxing: thanks rockin. my friend/sparing partner told me that i should not hit him in the body because in a amature fight i'll get DQ. he probally has a weak core and didnt want to get hit there.

is it illegal to hit in the body in amature boxing?