- (a) Contestants weighing up to and including one hundred twenty-two pounds (122 lbs.) shall wear gloves weighing six ounces (6 oz.), while contestants weighing more than one hundred twenty-two (122 lbs.) up to and including one hundred forty-seven pounds (147 lbs.) shall wear gloves weighing eight ounces (8ozs.), while contestants weighing more than one hundred forty-seven pounds (147 lbs.) shall wear gloves weighing ten ounces (10 oz.), provided however, if agreed to in a writing signed by a contestant and contestant’s opponent prior to the weigh-ins and the weight of the gloves is the same for both the contestant and contestant’s opponent, contestants may wear gloves weighing more than the weight required by this subsection.
(b) Gloves shall:
- (1) Be examined and approved by the State Athletic Commission, referee, and inspector before each contest;
- (2) Be clean, properly constructed, and consisting of evenly distributed, uniform padding;
- (3) Have the manufacturer’s tag or otherwise have the weight of the glove proven to the commission’s and inspector’s satisfaction prior to each bout;
- (4) Not expose any part of the hand or fingers below the wrist, nor allow for individual outlines or individual insertion of contestant’s fingers;
- (5) Have the thumb attached or be thumbless;
- (6) If equipped or secured by laces, have the laces tied on the outside of the back of the wrist of the gloves and have any plastic or other covering removed from the tips of the laces; and
- (7) Have the laces or hook and loop fastening system properly wrapped and covered by tape approved by the commission and inspector prior to each contest.