B.L.C.B something we dont have?

BRITISH LIGHT CONTACT BOXING

excuse my ignorance but i dont feel we have this, i as a trainer teach and manage fighters from novice to world class pro.

the one thing that has always supplement my fighters skills is to learn to BOX. but there is no middle ground for people to learn, yes there is ABA full of politics, cans and cant do's, BBBoC has politics..

as thia or fc fighters many bounce around all styles with no real structure

in FC we have BLCC which gives young fighters to eperience a fight in the safest possible way.

so i have put together something for next year which will run along side my light contact kickboxing events, which will be BLCB

DIVISIONS WILL BE
MAX 2YR APART (under 18's)
MAX 2.5K APART (under 18's)
5K APART OVER 18 UNLESS TITLE WHICH WILL BE 2.5K

rULES I AM ALMOST FINISHED WITH

but basics

all will be amatuer and all will be light contact, KO may result in disqualification, i say may as walking onto a punch and someone trying to take someones head off is very different

insurance will be under martial guard

all fighters will have to purchase fighters licence of £10, no fight will happen unless both fighters hold BLCB LICENSE, which is under CFKA

all rounds will be 1.5 min x 3
titles will 2 min upto 5 rounds
(this will only be BRITISH LEVEL)
unless proves popular

head gear will be worn

Gloves
under 10rs 12oz
under 16yrs 14 oz
over 16yrs 16oz

all title fights will be 12oz gloves

a fiar middle ground to introduce fighters to boxing without the politics of cans and cant do's, a safe environement with strict contact rules where all fighters are insured

please dont shoot this down with shit, its something possitive but thoughts are welcome

i say British level but area and english will be available

OUR next xXx BOXING event will be on 3/12/10, held in rotherham

i am looking to match these kids

James Green 12yrs 54k ring fights 10f 9w 1l

Keenan Dixon 12yrs 50k ring fights 10f 6w 2d 2l

Armand Cubrevics 12yrs 42k ring fights 5f 3w 2l

jade Clayton 13yrs 49k ring fights 4f 2w 2l

Ashley keen 15 yrs ring fights 2f 1w 1l

all to be matched either light contact kickboxing or light contact boxing

jondgreen@hotmail.com

regards

Jon

Exciting news, Top ten UK will be the official Gloves and head Guard supplier..

As we speak The BLCB has just secured a major quality golve endorsement, and established its credibilty by being recognised by the Martial Guard Insurance, all are welcome so dont moan saying werent invited

best wishes

BLCB

Good luck with it, i think there is a good market for it especially with the youngsters taking part in boxing that don't want full contact head shots, etc...

Have Martial Guard only just started accepting boxing insurance ?

this is great jon ,iv already got 3 gyms interested and they are all within 10 miles of our gym .

This was a lengthy process of legislation requireent agreed rules and standards, which must be adhered to, here are the weights divisions

BRITISH LIGHT CONTACT BOXING
BOYS & GIRLS WEIGHTCLASSES
(Ages 8 - 16)
WEIGHTCLASS AGES . WEIGHT in kg. GLOVE SIZES
1 Junior Bantamweight 8 -10yrs
10-12 yrs
25- 27.5KG 12 oz.
2 Junior Featherweight 8 -10 yrs
10 – 12 yrs
12 - 14. yrs 27.5.- 30KG 12 oz.
16 oz
3 Junior Lightweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 30 – 32.5 Kg 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
4 Junior Welterweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16. yrs 32.5 - .35 Kg 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
5 Junior Middleweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16. yrs 35. - 37.5 Kg. 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
6 Atom weight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16. yrs 37.5. - 40 Kg. 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz.
7 CADET Bantamweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16. yrs 40 – 42.5 KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
8 CADET Featherweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 42.5 - .45KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
9 CADET Lightweight . 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 45 – 47.5 KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
10 CADET Welterweight . 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 47.5 – 50K g 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz.
11 CADET Light Middleweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 50 – 52.5KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz.
12 CADET Middleweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16. yrs 52.5 -55KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz
13 CADET Light Heavyweight . 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 55 – 57.5 KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz.
14 CADET Cruiserweight 10-12 yrs
12-14 yrs
14 -16 yrs 57.5 – 60KG 12 oz.
14 oz
16 oz








BRITISH LIGHT CONTACT BOXING
BOYS & GIRLS WEIGHT CLASSES
(Ages 14 -18+)

10 CADET Welterweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 + yrs 60 – 65Kg 14 oz
16 oz
11 Light Middleweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 +. 65 – 70Kg 14 oz
16 oz
12 Middleweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 +. yrs 70 – 75 kg 14 oz
16 oz.
13 Light Heavyweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 +. 75 – 80 kg 14 oz
16 oz..
14 Cruiserweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 +. 80 – 85 kg 14 oz
16 oz.
15 Heavyweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 +. 85- 90 kg. 14 oz
16 oz..
16 Super Heavyweight .14 -16 yrs
16 – 18 yrs
18 + 90 KG AND UP 14 oz
16 oz.



when website complete will show a little better but here is the jist

Sounds organised. Let us know the www so we can check out once it's up. Cheers

Hopefully web be finished by weekend all policies are in place and insurance

Once up will sort it

webiste will hopefully be completed by tommorrow night

there will be a simple link to attach you club to it so can be kept informed of events, there will be a rankings page of which will be updated on every event

each event will lead upto a championships for fisrt year will only run to English level, as we have clubs interested in liverpool, manchester birmingham and yorkshire

london and below need to put there inut in so can be included and not miss out,

northern ireland, wales and scotland are of course welcome and if it is supported in the first year the championships will be british

i am not holding an event at the end of the year with only english fighters on and calling it a british championships, i wish to start with credibilty and maintain it

the rules and fujndamentles have been divised, and of course happy to discuss

scoring system will be only shots landed will score, combinations will win over single shots, defended shots will not be scored as the the defence will be recognised. simple work rate or flayling on someones gaurd will not score points and will be a waste of energy

i am in mind to have a sytem in place i am unaware of

not 3 judges but 5

4 ringside with then one click counter each but each appointed to a blue or red corner, so everytime a punch or combo lands they will score each individual punch, they are only scoring one fighter so should not get confused between left or right hand at the end of each round right down the number of shots landed and the end of the fight ad all up overall amount wins

5th judge is the referee to which he/she will disqualify or end the fight for a reasonable breach of the rules or to simply protect the fighter

a scenario i wouild like to add into it is a round score system, to which is clear for all to view who is winning, example a flag system in which whether or not a round is won or drawn it is shown

an overall point score defeats the object of someone throwing bombs, or trying to ko with single heavy shots, so a ko will not win it, accuracy timing and defensive skills will

thoughts ?

sorry forget to mention,

why 4 judges?

well there is 4 sides to a ring, all the best will in the world 3 cannot see what 4 can, not shot will be missed!?

all scenior official will on a seperate table from the judges

how can this be a bad idea?

the defended shot will not be scored ? i dont under stand ,explain !!!!

the person who does an effective defense will be recognised for effect defense which is a skill in its own!!!

the defender scores the attacker dosent, you throw something i block it you fail i succeed?!

very interested m8 been posting on ax about boxing and have spoke to bridie who has put me your way

cka this is my brothers email jondgreen@hotmail.com it might be better to email him as he dont come on ax every day .

cheers bridie

hi, yes there are still many things to put together... as dont want to put it out there till 100% looking great tho

Amateur boxing and skill bouts under the amateur code cover this Market. Sorry but it's already being done.

I thought skill bouts did not have a winner/loser ? I think this is different.

its being done to a degree, but i have made ebquiries about my kids doing aba they are heavily fround upon for wanting to carry on with kickboxing, this is opposite as all are welcome from ever style, to help develop there boxing ability safely and allowed to carry on doing what ever style they want

ABA does not have this at all, some coached will turn a blind eye others dont, and ultimately the governing body does not condone fighting in any other art

Correct - skill bouts dont have a winner, however they cover the light contact eliment. Just not sure the market for this is what you think it might be. I dont see this as being a gap in the market, a requirement from people. It may have a good year or 2 but i cant see any longevity. Just my opinion, i hope it works out for you, but i have my reservations. keep us posted though.

The key is that it is open to all styles, where other bodies do not allow a crossover.

I have trained with many a MT practitioner whose actual boxing skills are negligible to say the least. Yes, they can knee the granny out of someone, but the boxing side sometimes leaves a lot to be desired.

I think it can work if it is sold as a stepping stone to improving boxing ability, especially for the up and coming MT fighters. I don`t think there would be a market for it for the A class lads and lasses though as there all round skills are already there.

their all round skills not there.

jimobob ,b.l.c.b is looking good so far ,we have had lots of emails of gyms who are interested ,from all over ,we have just got a big gym in scottland interested with lots of fighters in every weight so its looking good for our next show in feb .

we can only hope other gyms get interested and take part .
this will be great for fighters to progress there hads in any style of fighting . great for the kids .