Contestants shall:
- (1) Only wear shorts or trunks without a zipper or metal fastener;
- (2) Not wear shoes or any padding on the feet;
- (3) Wear open-fingered gloves weighing not less than four ounces (4 oz.), nor more than eight ounces (8 oz.) for professional contests and not less than six ounces (6 oz.) for amateur contests;
- (4) Have closely trimmed, dulled, rounded, and smoothed fingernails;
- (5) Be permitted up to two (2) seconds inside the cage during the rest period; and
- (6) Have petroleum jelly nowhere other than immediately around the eye sockets, cheek bones (not on or past the temple of the head), and nose.