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Boxers (male or female) aged under seventeen (17) but weighing less than the 48 kg division shall box three (3) rounds of one-and-a-half (1½) minutes duration.

Boxers (male or female) aged under seventeen (17) and weighing in the 48kg division or above shall box three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes duration.

Female boxers aged seventeen (17) and above shall box three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes duration.

Male boxers competing as Under-19s (17-18 years) may elect to box three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes duration, or four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes duration, except that in any Championship bout they shall box four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes duration.

Male boxers competing as Seniors (aged 17-33) may elect to box three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes duration, or four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes duration, except that in any Championship bout they shall box four (4) rounds of two (2) minutes duration.

Boxers (male or female) competing as Masters (aged 34 and above) shall box three (3) rounds of two (2) minutes duration.

The contestants compete within a "ring" which is a canvas-covered square of 16-20 feet (4.8-6.0 m) per side, enclosed on all sides by 3 or 4 ropes. Contestants wear padded leather gloves of a specified composition and weight (10 ounces or 283.5 grams). In Australia, Masters boxers wear 12oz gloves.

For "Exhibition" bouts that have no result, 16oz gloves are recommended, as used for sparring.