Item 2: Gloves.

A. Authorized Gloves: Boxers shall wear the gloves which the organizer of the competition has placed at their disposal and which have been approved by the Executive Committee of IFMA.  Boxers are not allowed to wear their own gloves. 

B. Specification: The gloves shall weigh 10 ounces (284 grams) of which the leather portion shall not weigh more than half of the total weight and the padding not less than half the total weight.  The padding of the gloves shall not be displaced or broken.  Only clean and serviceable gloves shall be used. 

C. Procedures for control of IFMA Gloves: IFMA will continue to establish specification for the manufacture of competitive boxing gloves for IFMA competition.  Manufacturers desiring to obtain IFMA approval for their 10 oz. gloves must submit a sample for inspection by the IFMA and final approval by the Executive Committee.  After such final approval, manufacturers will obtain from IFMA an official stamp or label which must be built into each glove manufactured for use in amateur competition.  The IFMA organization responsible for each competition must approve the gloves for that competition;
IFMA approves for the IFMA World Championships, the Continental Bureau for Continental Championships and National Federations for all competitions under their control unless the responsible IFMA organization designates a specific manufacturer.  The organizer may normally use whatever IFMA approved boxing gloves are most readily available.  All boxers in any one competition must wear exactly the same gloves. 

D. IFMA glove supervision: All gloves and bandages shall be fitted under the supervision of two knowledgeable officials appointed for the purpose who will see that all the rules have been carefully observed.  They will delegate security duties to ensure that all rules are observed until the boxers enter the ring.