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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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61. Department of Business and Professional Regulation |
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61K1. Florida Athletic Commission |
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61K1-4. Health And Safety Standards For Amateur Boxing, Kickboxing, And Mixed Martial Arts |
1(1) Weight Classes:
4Name
5Weight (lbs)
7Weight Differential (lbs)
10Junior Atomweight
1250 lbs to 55 lbs
175
18Junior Flyweight
2055.1 lbs to 60 lbs
255
26Junior Bantamweight
2860.1lbs to 65 lbs
325
33Junior Featherweight
3565.1 lbs to 70 lbs
405
41Junior Lightweight
4370.1 lbs to 75 lbs
485
49Junior Welterweight
5175.1 lbs to 80 lbs
565
57Junior Middleweight
5980.1 lbs 85 lbs
635
64Junior Light Heavyweight
6785.1 lbs to 90 lbs
725
73Junior Cruiserweight
7590.1 lbs to 95 lbs
805
81Junior Heavyweight
8395.1 lbs to 100 lbs
885
89Straw-weight
90100.1 lbs to 105 lbs
955
96Atomweight
97105.1 lbs to 112 lbs
1025
103Flyweight
104112.1 lbs to 117 lbs
1095
110Bantamweight
111117.1 lbs to 122lbs
1155
116Featherweight
117122.1 lbs to 127lbs
1215
122Lightweight
123127.1 lbs to 132lbs
1275
128Super Lightweight
130132.1 lbs to 137 lbs
1355
136Light Welterweight
138137.1 lbs to 142 lbs
1435
144Welterweight
145142.1 lbs to 147 lbs
1507
151Super Welterweight
153148 lbs to 153 lbs
1587
159Light Middleweight
161153.1 lbs to 159 lbs
1667
167Middleweight
168159.1 lbs to 165 lbs
1737
174Super Middleweight
176165.1 lbs to 172 lbs
1817
182Light Heavyweight
184172.1 lbs to 179 lbs
1897
190Light Cruiserweight
192179.1 lbs to 186 lbs
1977
198Cruiserweight
199186.1 lbs to 195 lbs
20412
205Heavyweight
206195.1 lbs to 215 lbs
21120
212Super Heavyweight
214215.1 lbs to 235 lbs
21920
220Extreme Heavyweight
222235.1 and up
225No limit
227(2) Additional Weight Class restrictions:
232(a) Amateur sanctioning organizations shall not permit amateurs to participate outside of the weight spread permitted in the weight class of the lightest amateur.
256(b) No kickboxing match shall be permitted with a weight difference greater than the weight differentials listed above.
274(c) Amateurs under the age of eighteen (18) may not compete against amateurs with more than a twenty-four (24) month difference in age, based on the amateurs’ actual birthdates.
303(d) Amateurs under the age of eighteen (18) may not compete against amateurs age eighteen (18) and older.
321(e) When matches involve amateurs with a crossover in weight classes, the weight difference allowed between the amateurs will be that of the lighter of the amateurs. Amateurs may only complete against amateur participants in their weight class, or the weight class immediately above or below their weight class.
370(f) Amateur sanctioning organizations may call the weight classes any title, but must comply with the weight and weight differential requirements.
391(3) Weigh-in:
393(a) Amateurs shall be weighed within 28 hours of the scheduled match, at a time and place designated by the amateur sanctioning organization, in the presence of the amateur sanctioning organization supervisor on scales approved by the amateur sanctioning organization.
433(b) All weights shall be taken with the amateurs stripped of clothing down to trunks for male amateurs and trunks and sports bra or tank top for female amateurs and other weight bearing objects.
467(c) An amateur is not permitted to lose more than 3 percent of the initial body weight, as recorded by the amateur sanctioning organization for the amateur’s first weight taken during the weigh-in, to make weight.
503(4) The commission may approve weight classes outside of these ranges on a case by case basis for nationally or internationally recognized tournaments. Requests for approval shall be submitted to the commission office no less than 30 days prior to the event for review.
547Rulemaking Authority 549548.003(2) FS. 551Law Implemented 553548.003, 554548.0065 FS. 556History–New 3-14-13.
