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🥊 Boxing Betting Rules

Betting rules specific to Boxing

Updated over a week ago

General Rules

  • Bets will be settled on the official result announced in the ring. Any subsequent amendments or enquiries will not affect settlement, except to correct a clear human error when reading the result.

  • If either named fighter fails to enter the ring by the time of the first bell, all bets will be void.

  • If a substitute fighter takes part, all bets will be void.

  • If a fight is postponed and does not take place within 48 hours, all bets will be void.

  • If the fight is declared a No Contest, all bets will be void unless the outcome of a market has already been determined.

  • If the scheduled number of rounds changes before the fight begins, all bets will stand except for those involving rounds that will no longer take place.

  • The bell signals the start and end of each round. If a fighter fails to start the next round, the fight is deemed to have ended in the previous round.

  • Bets are settled using the official result at ringside. If an incorrect result is read out in error, settlement will be based on the corrected result.

To Win Fight

Bets are settled on the official result announced in the ring as to which fighter has won the bout.

  • This market does not include the draw.

  • If the fight ends in a draw, including a Majority Draw or Technical Draw, all bets will be void.

Fight Outright

Bets are settled on the official result announced in the ring as to which fighter has won the bout, including the draw.

  • If the fight ends in a Majority Draw or Technical Draw, the Draw selection will be the winning outcome.

Method of Victory

Bets are settled on the official result announced in the ring.

Possible outcomes:

  • KO / TKO / RTD / Disqualification (DQ) – Includes knockouts, referee or doctor stoppages, opponent disqualifications, and a fighter retiring on their stool between rounds.

  • Decision / Technical Decision – The fight goes to the judges’ scorecards, or is stopped due to an accidental injury. The fight must pass a certain number of rounds set by competition rules and then the result will go to judges scorecards at the point the fight was stopped. If a fight doesn’t reach the required round, the fight will be a technical draw.

  • Draw – Fight declared a draw.

Round Betting

Bets are settled on the exact round in which the fight ends by KO / TKO / DQ / RTD.

  • If a fighter fails to start the next round, the fight will be deemed to have ended in the previous round.

  • If a fight is stopped by Technical Decision, all round bets will be settled as losers.

  • If the number of scheduled rounds changes, bets on the affected rounds will be void, while bets on rounds still scheduled will stand.

Example:

If a fighter retires on the stool at the end of Round 5, the fight is deemed to have ended in Round 5 for settlement purposes.

Grouped Round Betting

Bets are settled on the group of rounds in which the fight ends by KO / TKO / DQ / RTD.

  • If a fighter fails to start the next round, the fight will be deemed to have ended in the previous round.

  • If a fight is stopped by Technical Decision, all grouped round bets will be settled as losers.

  • If the number of scheduled rounds changes, any groups containing rounds that no longer take place will be void.

Total Rounds (Over / Under)

Bets are settled on whether the fight result is over or under the stated number of rounds.

  • Settlement is based on the official round in which the fight ends.

  • Where a half round is stated, it equals 1 minute 30 seconds of the respective round.

For Example

  • Over 9.5 Rounds means the fight must last beyond 1 minute 30 seconds of Round 10.

  • Under 9.5 Rounds means the fight must end before 1 minute 30 seconds of Round 10.

  • If the fight ends exactly at 1 minute 30 seconds of the 10th round, it will be settled as Over 9.5 Rounds.

Will the Fight Go the Distance

Bets are settled on whether the fight goes the full scheduled distance.

  • “Yes” (Go the Distance) wins if the fight lasts all scheduled rounds and is decided on the scorecards.

  • “No” (Any Fighter to Win Inside the Distance) wins if the fight ends before the scheduled distance.

  • If the fight ends in a Technical Decision, it will be deemed not to have gone the distance, and the market will be settled as No.

If the scheduled number of rounds in the fight changes, all bets will be void.

To Be Knocked Down

Bets are settled on whether the named fighter is knocked down during the fight.

  • A knockdown occurs when a fighter is knocked out or receives a mandatory eight count.

  • Anything ruled a slip or push by the referee will not count as a knockdown.

  • If the fight ends before later rounds, bets on those later rounds will be settled as losers.

To Be Knocked Down And Win The Fight

  • Bets are settled on whether the named fighter is knocked down at least once and goes on to win the fight by any method.

Total Fighter Knockdowns

  • Bets are settled on the total number of times the named fighter scores a knock down during the fight.

  • If the fight ends early for any reason after the first bell, all knockdowns that have already occurred will count for settlement.

Total Knockdowns

  • Bets are settled on the total number of knockdowns scored in the fight by both fighters combined.

  • All official knockdowns from the start of Round 1 until the fight ends will count, regardless of which fighter is knocked down and regardless of the method of victory or defeat.

Punch Stat Markets

All bets involving these markets will be settled using verified statistical information relating to punches thrown/landed and knockdowns occurring during the fight.

  • Fighter Punches Landed

  • Fighter Punches Thrown

Exhibition Fights

  • If judges’ scorecards are used (even if unsanctioned), the fight will be settled on that decision.

  • If the fight ends by KO / TKO / RTD bets will be settled on that result, but if an exhibition fight goes the distance with no result declared, it will be treated as a draw, and all bets will be void.

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