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Sports RulesSport Style(s)Amateur or ProfessionalApproved amateur body
Boxing Australia Technical and Competition Regulation – Amended 9 April 2015BoxingAmateurBoxing Australia (NSW) Incorporated
International Boxing Association Technical & Competition Rules – Effective 25 March 2023BoxingAmateurBoxing Australia (NSW) Incorporated
League Boxing Incorporated (NSW) Rules V 1.1(2017)BoxingAmateurLeague Boxing (NSW) Incorporated
Australian Amateur Boxing League Incorporated – Boxing Rules – Adopted 1987, Revised 2017BoxingAmateurLeague Boxing (NSW) Incorporated
Australian National Boxing Federation Rules and Regulations – 1 January 2023BoxingProfessionalN/A
Association of Boxing Commissions Unified Rules of Boxing - Approved 25 August 2001, Amended 3 August 2016BoxingProfessionalN/A
IWKBF Rules and Regulations - April 2019 (including Kickboxing Rules, K1 Rules, Mod Thai / Muay Thai / Full Thai Rules, MMA - Mixed Martial Arts Rules)KickboxingBothInternational World Kickboxing Federation Incorporated
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Kickboxing Rules 2015(Effective August 2023)KickboxingBothMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated K1 Rules 2015(Effective August 2023)KickboxingBothMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
WAKO Australia Limited Rules and Regulations: Kickboxing Rules - Amended 28 January 2023KickboxingBothWorld Association of Kickboxing Organizations Inc
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Full Thai Rules 2014 (Effective August 2023)Kickboxing (Muay Thai)BothMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Modified Rules 2014 (Effective August 2023)Kickboxing (Muay Thai)BothMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Muaythai Australia Rules & RegulationsKickboxing (Muay Thai)BothMuay Thai Australia Incorporated
AMMASA Amateur MMA Rules V.2 2024Mixed Martial ArtsAmateurAmateur Mixed Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
AMMASA Pro MMA Rules V.1.2024Mixed Martial ArtsProfessionalAmateur Mixed Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Approved April 2001 (Amended 1 November 2024)Mixed Martial ArtsProfessionalN/A
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Unified Rules 2017 (Effective August 2023)Mixed Martial ArtsBothMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Category A,B & D Classes 2017 (Effective May 2023)Mixed Martial ArtsAmateurMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated
Martial Arts Sports Association Incorporated Mixed Martial Arts Category D Classes 2017 (Effective May 2023)Mixed Martial ArtsAmateurMartial Arts Sports Association Incorporated

These sports rules are neither written, approved nor endorsed by the Combat Sports Authority of NSW.

These sports rules are commonly used in combat sport contests held in NSW and are provided to assist combatants, industry participants and promoters.

The sports rules included in this list may have changed or altered. Before relying on any of these sports rules you should check with the organisation responsible for the sports rules that they are the most up to date version.

If there are errors or corrections required with this list of sports rules, please advise the Combat Sports Authority of NSW by sending an email with the details to combatsports@sport.nsw.gov.au

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