Rules and Regulations for KOK Champions, Title Fights and Rankings
Rules
3 Rounds – 3 min each.
Title fight – 5 rounds, 3 min each.
Punches, kicks & knees are legal strikes.
No Elbows, throws.
3 Knockdowns in a round or 4 in a fight will result in TKO.
Doctor or referee can stop the fight.
Open Scoring
3 Judges score the fight 10 Points must system.
Winner each round is awarded a 10-9 score.
Additional points are deducted for knockdowns or rule violations.
Priority of Judging Criteria
1. Number of Knockdowns.
2. Damage inflicted.
3. Number of clean scoring strikes with spectacular techniques (clean spinning & flying strikes)
4. Number of clean scoring strikes with normal techniques.
5. Level of aggressiveness.
Kinds of Champions
1) There are three kinds of champions:
– World Champion
– This champion is recognized as the best fighter in the division.
– Interim Champion (temporary champion)
– This champion is recognized as an up-and-coming fighter. It is guaranteed that (unless he loses in the meantime) he will have a future title opportunity against the World Champion
– The Interim Champion is recognized as a temporary World Champion. Reasons for having an Interim World Championship fight could be:
1) The Champion is injured or cannot defend the title for some other reason.
2) The World Championship if currently vacant.
3) It has been over 1 year since the World Champion defended the title.
Winning / Defending The Title
1) All Champions have 18 months to defend the title. If a champion remains inactive beyond 18 months, they may be stripped of the title.
2) All championship fights (World, Interim) must be 5 x 3 minutes.
3) If a fighter currently holds a KOK Championship belt, he must defend the title every time he fights. If the current champion is fighting, it must be a title defense, unless the champion partakes in a catchweight or GP tournament.
4) If a World Champion refuses to accept the championship fight that is offered to him, he may be stripped of the title and an Interim Championship fight can be made.
5) Interim Champion is the first in line to face the World Champion.
6) It’s possible for the Interim Champion to defend his title before he has a chance to face the World Champion.
7) KOK Champion can participate in other organizations tournaments only when received written consent from IBF.
8) If KOK champion loses while participating in other organization tournament, the KOK champion belt may be stripped and champion position may become vacant.
9) If KOK champion is participating in other organizers tournament, without IBF written consent, he may lose the title.
10) If any champion signs an exclusive contract with another promotion, they may be stripped of the title and the title may become vacant.
11) High rated fighter can go in to higher or lower weight category without loosing his rating points.
Challenging for the Title
1) The organization (KOK) will determine who gets to challenge for a title.
2) Any fighter ranked between 1 and 5 may challenge for the World Title (Interim champion gains priority).
3) Any fighter who has won a WGP tournament may challenge for the World Title.
4) Any fighter who has won a “contender fight” may challenge for a title (see below “Establishing a Contender”).
5) An Interim Championship fight can be made with any fighter either ranked 1 – 5 in the division or a winner of a WGP tournament.
7) Fighters can only challenge for a title in an established weight category in KOK in which they are ranked. The weight divisions are:
Men’s Weight Divisions
-65 kg (Featherweight), -71 kg (Lightweight), -77 kg (Welterweight), -85 kg (Middleweight), -95 kg (Light Heavyweight), +95 kg (Heavyweight)
Women’s Weight Divisions
-48 kg (Flyweight), -52 kg (Strawweight), -61 kg (Bantamweight)
Establishing a Contender
1) A “contender fight” can be made to establish who will fight the champion next.
– Two fighters from the Top 5 will fight each other. The winner is the contender. He may be the next person to fight the champion.
2) At every KOK event (numbered shows and Fight Night events) each fight that takes place must have an effect on the rankings.
3) The rankings must be reconfigured after each numbered KOK event, taking into account what happened at the Fight Series events as well.
WORLD GRAND PRIX Tournaments
1) The winner of a WGP tournament can challenge for world championship title.
2) A fighter does not have to be ranked in the KOK Top 5 to be entered into the WGP tournament. Any fighter may be entered into the tournament.
3) All fights in the tournament are 3 x 3 minutes.
4) Any unranked fighter who wins the WGP will automatically be entered into the KOK Top 5 for his division.
MEDICAL TESTS
Prior to participation in each Designated Event, Fighter obligates himself, at its own expense, to provide IBF, when asked, with the results of Fighter’s HIV test, Hepatitis B and C tests, CT scan and/or MRI tests and any other tests as IBF may reasonably require and request from time to time, in case if any tests are positive fighter obligates to inform the organizer immediately. Such tests shall be performed by a registered practicing medical practitioner.
RIGHTS
All Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) relating to the Events shall belong exclusively to IBF and/or the relevant Promoter and shall not belong to Fighter. “Intellectual Property” means patents, trademarks, service marks, know-how, trade secrets, rights (whether registered or unregistered) in any designs, applications for any of the foregoing, trade or business names related to all Intellectual Property now owned or used in relation to the Events in any part of the world.
Fighter hereby grant to IBF the exclusive unrestricted worldwide right to use, edit, disseminate, display, reproduce, print, publish and make any other uses in relation to the Event of the identifying features of Fighter’s name, nickname, catchphrases, signature, autographs, photograph, likeness, image, special skills and tricks, voice, trademarks and/or all biographical material (collectively, “Identity”) of Fighter and all persons associated with Fighter (hereinafter the “Ancillary Rights”). The Intellectual Property Rights and the Ancillary Rights are referred to collectively, where appropriate, as the “Rights”.
Athletes, coaches and team managers BY THEIR PARTICIPATION in the competition ACKNOWLEDGES that they are familiar with and AGREES to all the listed provisions and requirements.