Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations A boxing ring shall be
constructed in accordance with the following specifications —
(a) the
ring shall not be less than 4.9 metres square and not more than 6.1 metres
square, by measurement taken inside the line of the ropes;
(b) the
platform shall be of robust construction, level and free from any obstructing
projections;
(c) an
“apron” shall extend outside the line of the ropes to a minimum
width of 45 cm on all sides;
(d) the
platform shall be no more than 1.2 m above the floor;
(e)
subject to subclause (2), there shall be 4 ropes tightly drawn from the
corner posts at approximate heights of 32 cm, 65 cm, 97 cm and 130 cm above
the canvas layer of the ring;
(f) the
ropes shall be of a thickness of not less than 3 cm and not more than 5 cm,
covered with a soft smooth material and joined —
(i)
at each of 2 points on each side of the ring, being
points equidistant from each other and from the corner posts on that side; and
(ii)
where 4 ropes are used under paragraph (e), by a
vertically hung piece of soft, smooth material of a thickness of not less than
3 cm and not more than 4 cm, which shall not slide along the rope;
(g) each
turnbuckle shall be covered by padding of a width of not less than 15 cm and a
thickness of not less than 7.5 cm;
(h) the
ring shall be padded with —
(i)
a layer of “treadair” rubber no less than 1.5
cm thick or another suitable material of similar padding and safety qualities;
(ii)
a layer of felt; and
(iii)
a layer of canvas,
each of which shall be
of a quality adjudged to be suitable by the Commission.
(2) Three ropes may be
used instead of the 4 ropes specified in subclause (1) (e), for a
period of 2 years from 1 July 1990.
(3) A boxing ring
shall not be used by a promoter for a boxing contest or contests unless the
ring has been stamped by the Commission to indicate that the ring complies
with the specifications in subclause (1).