WBA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS REGULATIONS AND RULES

1.1 The EBA is made up of institutions legally incorporated throughout Europe to rule, control and supervise professional boxing in their jurisdiction, officially registered at the European Union with VAT no. ESP-01313030-G.

1.2 The EBA, because of the objects indicated in its Constitution, shall promulgate and apply rules to guarantee its efficiency and uniformity to approve boxing matches under its control, and to regulate any other matter related to boxing. The members of the EBA, by the sole fact of being such members, accept all norms and decisions related to European EBA Championship fights and other matters comprised in its norms as contained in its Constitution, Bylaws and Regulations.

1.3 The Association, conscious of the responsibility inherent in its activity, has resolved to adopt and put into practice the Regulations on European EBA Championships Matches presented herein, to assume an efficient control of the European EBA Championship Boxing Matches, in order for them to be recognized within its jurisdiction.

1.4 The European EBA Championship Matches have been established as the highest professional objectives in European boxing, but no European EBA Championship Title has been or can be the personal property of any boxer.

1.5 The condition of European Champion has and must be, a recognition subject to its own merits, as defined under these Regulations for the use and benefit of all boxers and members of boxing, and who, by their contribution of time, effort, risk and resources, sustain the essence of this sport.

1.6 A European EBA Champion recognized by the EBA, shall reign supreme in his category and must be ready to meet any rated challenger at all times.

1.7 Any European EBA Champion recognized by the EBA is obliged to give an example of high ideal and sporting spirit, with the conviction that a European Champion is no greater than the sport in which he reached the summit of success.

1.8 The EBA shall adopt as distinctive symbol of the European EBA Champion in each recognized weight category, the institution and use of European EBA Championship Belts. These belts shall be awarded to the European champion duly recognized by the EBA for the purpose of being exhibited at each of its defences.

2.1 This Committee shall be made up of seven (7) members and shall include the President of the Association and the International Coordinator, both Ex-Oficio. The Other five (5) members, including the General Secretary, shall be named by the President of the Association. The members of this committee, after they are appointed, shall hold office until their successors have been appointed.

3.1 The Committee shall meet the places and times indicated by the General Secretary of the Committee. Five (5) members shall comprise a quorum to consider any business, and to decide on same a majority of vote of the Committee members present shall be sufficient, except in matters where the Constitution, the Bylaws or Regulations provide otherwise.

3.2 In the cases where a relevant decision is to be taken and it is not possible to physically hold a meeting of the Committee, the Committee Secretary is empowered to request the vote of the members of the Committee, by mail, telephone, telex, cable, telegram, fax, e-mail or any other similar means. In these cases, the Secretary of the Committee shall recommend that any measure be adopted or disapproved, and if within eight (8) continuous days from the date the notification is sent, the written vote of any member of the Committee is not received, the votes which are not received shall be considered as approving the Secretary´s recommendation.

3.3 When the vote is carried out by letter, telephone, telex, cable, telegram, fax or any other similar means, a majority vote of the whole Committee shall be required, and in the cases of voting by telephone, it must be confirmed in writing to the Secretary of the Committee, in the five (5) calendar days after the vote is cast, at the latest. The Secretary of the Committee shall send to each of the Committee members a report indicating the result of the vote on the particular point which originated same.

4.1 The Association shall establish and recognize European EBA Championship matches in each weight category or division which is established in its regulations and shall recognize as title holders of same those professional boxers who have obtained such recognition, under the norms adopted by the European EBA and those which regulate European EBA Championship Matches.

4.2 The recognition of a professional boxer as a European EBA Champion in any of the weight categories, or divisions, may be suspended or revoked by the ASSOCIATION because of a proven violation of the Rules and Regulations which govern the European EBA Championships, the Constitution, and the Bylaws of the ASSOCIATION. In the same way the Association may penalize a European EBA Champion and any boxer because of conducts which injures the good name, integrity and prestige of professional boxing or by any act against the fundamental principles of ethics, moral of this sport duly proven by the European EBA Championships Committee or any other authority of the Association. In the same manner, the ASSOCIATION may abstain from rating or maintaining relations with a boxer or with persons involved in acts or conduct which injure the good name or integrity of the ASSOCIATION or the sport of boxing.

4.3 All European EBA championship fights recognized by the WBA Europe shall go TWELVE (12) ROUNDS. Each round shall last three (3) minutes with one (1) minute rest between rounds. All European EBA Championship fights shall be subject to the European EBA Championship Rules and Regulations which presently are in effect or which may in the future be adopted by the Association.

4.4 All professional boxers who are recognized by the European EBA as European EBA Champions, shall defend the title when required by and as it has been established by the Association's Regulations and Rules on European EBA Championship Matches.

4.5 A European EBA Championship can only be obtained as the result of a match duly authorized by the European EBA Championships Committee.

4.6 No boxer recognized as European EBA Champion by the EBA in any of the categories established by the Association, shall be permitted to hold more than one European EBA title at the same time. In the event that a boxer who is recognized as a European EBA champion, aspires to become European EBA champion in another category, he must previously apply in writing to the European EBA Championships Committee for approval to participate in a fight for the title in another category, and at the same time, he must present a document undertaking that in the event he wins the fight and obtains the title of champion in the other category, he would relinquish one of the titles. The relinquishment shall be made effective by the Champion within ten (10) days following that on which he obtains the new title

4.7 In case a European EBA Champion participates in a fight without the approval of the European EBA Championships Committee, he shall automatically lose the Association's recognition, according to Article 5.9 of these Regulations. Failure to present the document relinquishing the title within the ten (10) days after the fight shall be sufficient cause for the European EBA Championships Committee to recommend to the Executive Committee the withdrawal of the recognition by the Association as title holder of both categories. The European EBA Championships Committee shall not grant its approval to the aspiring boxer unless it has the authorization of the Executive Committee according to Article 19 of these Regulations.

5.1 Every European EBA Champion who is recognized by the EBA in any category, with the exception of the Heavyweight category, must defend his title at intervals of no more than nine (9) months, from the date which the title was obtained, or from the date on which the last defence of the title was held against the leading available contender of his category.

5.2 Due to circumstances inherent in and particular to the promotion of European EBA championship fights in the heavyweight category, the European EBA champion shall defend his title in a period of no more than twelve (12) months, from the date on which he obtained the title or from the date on which he carried out the last defence of the title against the leading available contender in his category.

5.3 When a boxer obtains the title of European EBA Champion, in an eliminatory fight for a Vacant Title, in any category, except the Heavyweight division, he must defend the title against the leading available contender of his category within no more than ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) days from the date on which he obtains the title.
In the Heavyweight division this period shall be of ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (180) DAYS.

5.4 For all divisions, except Heavyweight, in the event that a European EBA champion loses his title against a contender who was not the leading available contender, the new European EBA champion must defend his title within no more than ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) days from the date on which he obtains the title, against the leading available contender of his category, in accordance with the Association's current list of ratings. From then onwards he shall defend his title at intervals of no more than NINE (9) months against the leading available contender, except if granted an exception under the Rule 19 of these Regulations.

5.5 In the interim period, between the mandatory defence of his title against the Leading Available Contender, every nine (9) months, or twelve (12) for the Heavyweight Division, the European EBA Champion may defend his title against any opponent selected from the list of the best boxers in his category, in accordance with the Association's current list of the ratings.

5.6 Within SIXTY (60) days prior to the date of the mandatory defence, no European EBA champion may sign an agreement to defend his title, nor may he defend it against a boxer who is not the leading available contender.

5.7 The European EBA Championships Committee is empowered to inform each European EBA champion recognized by the Association of his obligation to defend his championship in a mandatory fight against the Leading Available Contender by the date indicated in the Regulations.

5.8 A European EBA Champion recognized by the Association shall not participate in a NON-TITLE bout or in a match for a title which is NOT recognized by the European EBA, unless he has applied for and been granted a Special Permit, in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 herein. In the event that the Champion participates in a non-title bout or in a match which is not recognized by the European EBA, without having been granted the special permit in accordance with the above mentioned Article 19, he shall automatically lose recognition as European EBA Champion and as consequence the title in the respective category shall become vacant.

5.9 Any European EBA Champion that defends his title in a fight that has not been approved by the European EBA Championships Committee, will automatically lose recognition of the Association as European EBA Champion, and consequently, the title shall be declared vacant.

5.10 The result of any fight that is not for the title shall not affect the recognition of the European EBA champion by the Association, unless his opponent would be already rated by the European EBA in any division, in which case the Title would be declared vacant.

5.11 The European EBA Championships Committee has the faculty to reduce and/or modify any of the terms established for the mandatory defences in those cases in which the champion has not complied with the period established by the European EBA according to articles 5.3 and 5.4 of our European EBA Championships Regulation.

6.1 If a European EBA Champion recognized by the European EBA fails to comply with his obligation to defend the title on the date indicated in the Regulations, or fails to comply with his obligation for a European EBA Championship fight, duly approved by the European EBA Championships Committee, the European EBA Championships Committee shall recommend the President of the Association and to the Directory for this title to be declared vacant.

6.2 When a European EBA Champion cannot defend his title in the established period, by health reason or any other reason duly justified by the European EBA Championships Committee, he will be declare Champion in Recess. In this case, the European EBA , considering the inactivity period is able to call the Leading Available Contenders of the division to fight for the title, which will be interim. This Interim Champion is obliged to fight as mandatory against the Champion in Recess when the European EBA Champion is declared fit to fight. If the Champion in Recess remains inactive for a period longer than twelve (12) months counted from the day he was declared fit to fight by the European EBA , he will lose the title and the Interim Champion will become the European EBA Champion.

Once the European EBA Champion in recess, is declared fit to fight by the European EBA he must defend his title against the Interim Champion. If any of them, Interim Champion or Champion in Recess refuses to fight for the title, will lose the title automatically.

The Interim Champion must make his first mandatory defence against any of the contender of the division within a period of 120 days counted from the date he won the Interim Title.

From the date of the first mandatory defence, the Interim Champion must make his next mandatory defence against the Leading Available Contender in period no longer than nine (9) months, counted from the day he won the title.

If at the end of any of the period of the mandatory defence, a Champion in Recess and an Interim Champion have not reached an agreement, or if before the time to negotiate is over any of them states his unwillingness to negotiate, the European EBA Championships Committee will call a Purse Bid.
In this cases the European EBA will determine the percentage (%) of the purse corresponding to each boxer, taking into consideration the history and the circumstances of the fight. In no case the difference of the % for the boxer shall exceed 30% - 70%.

7.1 Any clause in Agreements for European EBA Championship Fights which contains provisions that ensures or promises any of the contenders a European EBA championship rematch shall be void. The defined intention of this Regulation norm is to limit the legal sphere, the effect and limitations of each contract, strictly to the single match, which is its main provision. Neither shall this agreement contain any clause whatsoever by which any interest in future earnings, or the administration of any of the contenders shall pass to the other contender or to any other person designated or named in the contract; such agreement shall not contain any clause by which the services of either or both contenders will be guaranteed or in any other way ensured to any promoter, promotional group or collective company for any future fight or fights after the match which is the principal stipulation of the agreement. This Regulatory provision shall be applied indiscriminately and with the same force to any supplementary agreement, or adherence, whatever written or verbal, or collateral agreements, regardless of whether such contract, agreement or supplement has been registered or not, presented to or approved by any athletic commission, boxing commission or other authority, whatever affiliated or not to the European EBA.

7.2 Any member of the European EBA who violates or cooperates in violating this provision shall be subject to what is set forth in Article 4.2 of these Regulations and if the member is a Champion or a ranked boxer, the penalty could be the declaration that the TITLE IS VACANT or the exclusion from ranking as the case may be.

7.3 If a championship match ends in a tie or if such match is extremely close and one of the contenders receives a controversial decision regarding the other, the European EBA Championships Committee, at its discretion, may recommend that the two (2) boxers be ordered to fight again for the Championship, within a period to be set by the Committee itself.

7.4 The European EBA shall not permit what is called a direct rematch, this being understood to be any fight that the New Champion aspires to have with the ex-champion from whom he won the title, before first defending his championship against any of Leading Available Contender of his category. This provision shall be applied to all categories.

Rematches ordered by the European EBA Championships Committee shall be excepted from this provision.

8.1 A European EBA Championship may be lost because of breach of contract for a European EBA Championship fight, because of inability to fight, or the period given by the European EBA Championships Committee is over, or to meet the required weight at the weighting time, according to what is established in article 12.1 of the Regulations which govern the European EBA Championship Matches, but a European EBA Championship can only be obtained as a result of a fight authorized by the European EBA Championships Committee.

8.2 In the event that a European EBA Championship is declared vacant, the two (2) Leading Available Contenders shall meet each other in a title fight, and for this, they shall be granted a period of no more that THIRTY (30) days to negotiate an agreement under the best possible conditions, with a duly qualified promoter. Failure to negotiate the agreement within the time indicated, shall be cause the Director of the European EBA Championships Committee to call Purse bid, therefore, in accordance with the procedure established hereunder. The European EBA Championships Committee can call a fight to Purse Bid before the period given is over, as long as the parties (Champion or Challenger) state his unwillingness to negotiate or to reach an agreement for a European EBA title fight.

9.1 The Leading Available Contender shall be selected by the European EBA Championships Committee, according to the current list of the best rated boxers, published by the Ratings Committee. To be considered the Leading Available Contender of any of the weight division of the European EBA , will be necessary a written certification issued by the European EBA Championships Committee, the Committee will previously verify the compliance of the articles 10.1 and 10.3 of this regulations, according to the date established for the Champion mandatory defence according to what is established in article 6.2 whenever it proceeds, as well as any extension, or exception duly approved or that deprives any disposition regarding the period for the mandatory defence of the European EBA Champion that is the product or is a consequence or proceeds from article 19.2. For the effect of this regulation, the current list of Ratings Committee is that which corresponds to the month during which the Champion is obliged to defend his title against the Leading Available Contender, or on any other date that the Championships Committee shall decide, for justified causes, according to what is established in articles 5.7 and 5.11 of this regulations.-

10.1 For the purpose of selecting those boxers who meet the requirements which accredit them to participate as challengers in European EBA Championship matches, the European EBA shall publish an official list of ratings each month. These ratings shall indicate the names of the boxers selected in each of the recognized weight categories or divisions.

10.2 No boxer who has been object of any judicial measure, which in any way limits the full exercise of his rights or who is in prison as a result of a verdict (sentence), may in any way be rated or recognized by the Association. In the same way, the Association may abstain from rating or maintaining any relations with boxers or persons involved in acts of conduct injurious to the good name, integrity or prestige of the Association or of boxing.

10.3 To maintain the position in the official list of ratings, the number one (N° 1) contender, occupies that position without fighting in the last year against any of the rated contender of his division, or who has been inactive during that time without any justified cause, will be obliged by the European EBA Championships Committee to defend his rating against a boxer selected by the Ratings Committee among the Leading Available Contenders of that division, with the purpose of justifying his position as the leader of the category. The Championships Committee, at its discretion will order the number one (N° 1) contender to comply with this rule, otherwise he will lose his ratings position.
With the purpose to determine the N°1 and N°2 positions, or to justify the N° 1 position, if it were the case, the Ratings Committee will order eliminatory bouts between the Leading Available Contenders.

10.4 If any of the rated boxers, with the exception of contender number one (1), should refuse to face the European EBA Champion in a fight for the title or should refuse to face contender number one (1) in a ten (10) round fight, -without any justified cause, according to the European EBA Championships Committee- he shall be eliminated from the ratings.

11.1 European EBA Champions shall be recognized in the following weight categories or division:

Minimum	Up to 105 lbs. or 47.62 Kgs.
Light Flyweight	Up to 108 lbs. or 48.99 Kgs.
Flyweight	Up to 112 lbs. or 50.80 Kgs.
Super Flyweight	Up to 115 lbs. or 52.16 Kgs.
Bantamweight	Up to 118 lbs. or 53.52 Kgs.
Super Bantamweight	Up to 122 lbs. or 55.34 Kgs.
Featherweight	Up to 126 lbs. or 57.15 Kgs.
Super Featherweight	Up to 130 lbs. or 58.97 Kgs.
Lightweight	Up to 135 lbs. or 61.24 Kgs.
Super Lightweight	Up to 140 lbs. or 63.50 Kgs.
Welterweight	Up to 147 lbs. or 66.68 Kgs.
Super Welterweight	Up to 154 lbs. or 69.85 Kgs.
Middleweight	Up to 160 lbs. or 72.58 Kgs.
Super Middleweight	Up to 168 lbs. or 75.75 Kgs.
Light Heavyweight	Up to 175 lbs. or 79.38 Kgs.
Cruiserweight	Up to 200 lbs. or 90.71 Kgs.
Heavyweight	Over 200 lbs. or 90.71 Kgs.

12.1 Weight shall determine category. If any of the contenders, either champion or challenger, should fail to make the weight limit indicated for the category at the time indicated for the official weighing in, each one of them, or both, shall have two (2) additional hours to meet the required weight.

12.2 If the champion should fail to make the required weight, after the two (2) additional hours, he shall lose the title at that time (in what is known in boxing jargon as "Losing the title at the scale") and the match shall go on as programmed, providing that the challenger has made the prescribed weigh. If under these circumstances the challenger wins the match, he shall be crowned as the new champion, but if the champion who did not meet the weight requirements should result winner of the bout the title shall be declared VACANT.

12.3 If the Champion makes the weight and the challenger is the one who fails to do so, the champion shall retain the title even if he loses the match.

12.4 If both contenders should fail to make the weight, after the two (2) additional hours, the title shall be declared vacant and the match will take place as a non-title fight.

12.5 The scale to be used in the official weighing in must be available to both boxers two (2) hours prior to the time of official weighing in.

13.2 In cases where for force major or unforeseen circumstances, which could not be foreseen by either of the parties, in a program which includes a European EBA title fight, and which must be postponed for no more that forty-eight (48) hours, it will not be necessary to have a new weighing in. If the cause of the postponement is a weather condition or circumstance that could be resolved in less than two (2) hours, no decision shall be taken before the expiration of this time. Any decision to the effect shall be taken by the Supervisor, in common agreement with the local commission.

14.1 In order for a European EBA championship fight to be duly approved, upon application for the corresponding sanction, the European EBA must be paid a rate according to the following tables:

THREE THOUSAND EUROS (€ 3,000.00) in currency of the European Union + 3% of the purse from each fighter.

FOUR THOUSAND EUROS (€ 4,000.00) in currency of the European Union + 3% of the purse from each fighter.

The promoter is responsible for payment of all sanction fees which according to the Regulations are related with the title bout to be held, which will make to the Director of the European EBA Championships Committee together with the formal application for the sanction of the fight and a copy of the agreement between the promoter and the boxers (Champion and Challenger).

14.3 A fee is established for each promotion of a European EBA Title fight, of ONE THOUSAND EUROS (1.000.00) European Union currency to establish a reserve fund for legal expenses.

14.4 A fee is established for each promotion of a European EBA Title fight of a ONE THOUSAND EUROS (1.000.00) European Union currency to establish a reserve for insurance expenses.

14.5 Each promoter must be registered with the European EBA and in order to promote European EBA Championship fights, shall pay the annual registration fee of FIVE HUNDRED EUROS (500.00) currency of the European Union, before February 28 each year. After that date, the annual registration shall have be SIX THOUSAND EUROS (600.00) European Union currency. Without complying with this requirement, he may not promote European EBA Championship fights nor participate in Purse Bid related to European EBA Championships of the European EBA.

14.6 In the exceptional case that a fight is not carried out after it has been sanctioned, neither the promoter nor the boxers shall be entitled to reimbursement of any of the amounts paid for the sanction of the fight, except if for duly justified causes of force major, in the opinion of the European EBA Championships Committee.

14.7 It is understood that the sanction fee, the application for the sanction to the fight and the copies of the agreements, shall be sent to the Secretary of the European EBA Championships Committee and received by him, no less than THIRTY (30) days prior to the date on which the fight is to be held.

14.8 The Secretary of the European EBA Championships Committee shall be the authority responsible for the collecting all the registration fees from the promoter and all the sanction fees related to European EBA Championship fights and shall remit same to the Treasurer of the Association.

14.9 By the boxer's purse is understood to be any sum of money which he receives in compensation for his professional services in a Championship fight, including any sums which he receives for training expenses or for any other concept.

15.1 The champion and the challenger, selected by the European EBA Championships Committee, shall have no more than THIRTY (30) days to reach an agreement on holding the mandatory fight. These THIRTY (30) days are the first THIRTY (30) days of the SIXTY (60) days which precede the date of the mandatory fight.

If any of the parties (Champion or Challenger) states his unwillingness to negotiate, or requests a Purse Bid to take place immediately or before the THIRTY (30) days are over, the European EBA Championships Committee can call the Purse bid before the period to negotiate ends.

15.2 If the champion and the challenger do not come to an agreement during period granted by the European EBA Championships Committee, it shall have the approval of the President of the Association, to open the fight to Purse Bid.

15.3 At any bid, and in addition to the sanction fee, each of the promoters or participating corporations shall pay a BID SERVICE FEE of FIVE HUNDRED EUROS (500.00) United States currency, which must be paid at the time the proposal is submitted. These sums will not be reimbursable since it is considered that it is established to cover expenses incurred by the European EBA for services effectively provided in the organization, processing and carrying out of the Bid.

15.4 The Bid to grant the promotional rights of a mandatory fight shall be directed by the President of the European EBA or by the person whom he appoints, on the day and the time and place indicated in the convocation for the bid.

15.5 All persons who participate in the bid or their duly authorised representatives must be present when the offers are opened.

15.6 The promoter who has been granted the promotional rights of a European EBA Championship fight by a bidding process, may not sell or in any way transfer his rights to third parties, without the prior consent of the European EBA Championships Committee authorized by the President.

15.7 If the owner of the promotional rights does not carry out the fight without justified cause, in the opinion of the European EBA Championships Committee, he shall lose the guarantee deposit, corresponding to ten percent (10%) of the proposed purse and in addition he may not participate in the new bid for said fight which the European EBA will proceed to call. In the event of a repetition by the promoter or the corporation of the foregoing, the offender shall be penalized with a suspension of up to two (2) years, which penalty shall be imposed by the European EBA Championships Committee, taking into account the pertinent circumstances in each case.

15.8 In the event that the favoured promoter or corporation should fail, without justified cause in the opinion of the European EBA Championships Committee, to promote the fight on the date indicated for the European EBA championship match which was the subject of the bid, the money paid by the promoter or the corporation corresponding to ten percent (10%) of the proposal shall be distributed as follows:

15.9 Only BONAFIDE PROMOTERS who are registered with the Association on the date on which the bid is announced, shall participate in such bid.

15.10 The European EBA Championships Committee shall prepare the forms which contains the requirements to be complied with at the bids promoted by the European EBA.

These forms will be at the disposal of interested parties, promoters and corporations, at the offices of the President of the European EBA and of the Secretary of the European EBA Championships Committee.

15.11 Proposals to participate in the bid shall be given in at the time indicated to the Secretary of it and when required.

1. FIVE HUNDRED EUROS CASH (500,00) currency of the European Union, or payment of the equivalent amount in CASHIER'S CHECK OR CERTIFIED CHECK, for the same amount indicated above, in the name of the European EBA, to make the pay service rate for the bid. This amount shall not be reimbursed.

15.13 The proposal should include the places (Cities and/or countries) where the fight could be held, and shall not be more than three (3). The proposal must indicate the date on which the fight will be held, which should be no more than NINETY (90) DAYS NOR LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS (45) from the date indicated, unless the interested parties agree to hold the fight before the minimum term. The period shall be counted beginning on the date the bid is awarded.

The winner of the Purse Bid must confirm the boxers and the European EBA Championships Committee the date and place of the fight, in a period no longer than FIFTEEN (15) days counted from the day the Purse Bid took place.-

15.14 Failure to comply with the commitment on the date indicated WITHOUT JUSTIFIED CAUSE, in the opinion of the European EBA Championships Committee, shall give rise to the European EBA Championships Committee declaring the right of the promoter or corporation as lapsed, and shall proceed to distribute the ten percent (10%) paid by the promoter under the provisions hereof.

15.15 The purse indicated in the bid for both boxers shall be distributed as follows:

1.- For fights held in the country of origin, residence or nationality of the champion, he shall receive SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75 %) of the purse and the challenger shall receive TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%).

2.- For fights held in any other country, the champion shall receive EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) of the purse and the challenger TWENTY PERCENT (20%).

15.16 For fights for a vacant title or for fights between rated challengers of those approved by the European EBA, the distribution is as follows:

1. If the fight is held in the country of origin, residence or nationality of one of the contenders, he shall receive FORTY PERCENT (40%) and his opponent SIXTY PERCENT (60%)

2. If the fight is held in a neutral place, or if the contenders are of the same country of origin, residence or nationality, in such a way that neither one has an advantage over the other, the purse shall be divided in equal parts between the contenders.

15.17 MINIMUM PURSE:

With regard to the bids, the following minimum sums shall be established to be offered in each of the categories:

For the categories	FLYWEIGHT & SUPER FLYWEIGHT	EU	12,000,00
For the categories	BANTAM to SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT	EU	18,000.00
For the categories	LIGHT to SUPER WELTERWEIGHT	EU	20,000.00
For the categories	MIDDLE to CRUISER	EU	30,000.00
For the category	HEAVYWEIGHT	EU	60,000.00

15.18 Both the Champion and the challenger who have committed through a Purse Bid, shall be obliged to comply with the provisions indicated therein. If the Champion should refuse to comply with the commitment acquired at the bid, the title shall be declared VACANT, and he shall be excluded from the ratings of the European EBA for a minimum period of SIX (6) MONTHS. In this case, the leading available contenders taken from the current official list of ratings shall be called to fill the vacancy for the corresponding title.

If the challenger refuses to comply with what is established in the bid, he shall lose his condition of challenger to the champion, and shall be excluded from the ratings of the European EBA for a minimum period for ONE (1) YEAR.- In this case, the European EBA Championships Committee shall call the leading available contender, chosen from among those rated in the respective category, to dispute the Title to Champion, except if special circumstances exist which justify granting an exception.

15.19 TICKETS:

The promoter or the enterprise who wins the promotional rights of a European EBA Title Fight shall furnish a minimum of THREE (3) Tickets in economy to the champion from his residence or training camp to the place of the bout and furnish the challenger with TWO (2) tickets in economy. In case the fight is for a vacant title both boxers shall receive THREE (3) Tickets.

15.20 The Purse Bid procedure will not be applicable in those cases when during the period prior to the negotiations between the interested parties (Champion and challenger’s representative or the representatives of the challengers in cases of vacant titles) offers equal or above the following parameters have been made:

a- Minimum weight to Lightweight division:

When the challenger has been offered a purse equal to 10 times the highest purse he has received in his boxing career.

b- Super Lightweight to Heavyweight division:

When the challenger has been offered a purse equal to 15 times to the highest purse he has received in his boxing career.

For the application of this disposition, it is understood that the period prior to the negotiations is that contented in the first thirty days before the sixty days established as the maximum time to promote the fight.

A written certification issued by the local commission where the fight in which the boxer won the highest purse will be necessary to verify the validity of it.

In case the boxer refuses to fight according to dispositions established in this article, the Champion will be entitled to negotiate with the next Leading Available Contender appointed by the WBAE Championships Committee. Equal procedure will be applied when the fight is for a vacant title.

PRESENCE OF European EBA AUTHORITIES AT ALL

European EBA CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS

16.- OFFICIALS

16.1 The offices of the President of the European EBA shall keep an updated list of officials who are qualified by the European EBA to act in European EBA Championships fights. These officials, referees and judges shall be appointed by the President of the Association and shall be four (4): one (1) referee who shall not keep score and three (3) judges who will. Nevertheless, where a referee is needed, with faculty to score, the President may appoint (2) judges and one (1) referee to record the score

16.2 The officials appointed by the President to act in any Championship fight shall be NEUTRAL, this being understood to mean that they are not of the same nationality, residence or origin of the champion or of the challenger. However, when the contenders are of the same nationality, officials who are of the same nationality, residence or origin of the champion and the challenger will be considered NEUTRAL for the effects hereunder.

16.3 16.3 The officials shall be compensated for their time and cooperation in carrying out the fight in accordance with the following table:

REFEREE	EU	500.00
JUDGES	EU	500.00
SUPERVISOR	EU	500.00

All the European EBA Referees and judges must pay an annual license of 150 EU.

16.4 The payment for the officials shall be made according to the procedure established by the European EBA Championships Committee. No official is authorized to collect any other amount, under penalty of suspension.

16.5 No official who is not a recognized member of the European EBA , and whom the President of the Association, has not appointed, may act in a European EBA Championship fight.

16.6 REFEREE

The referee in the ring shall be the chief official and will keep control over the development of the European EBA championship fight. Before any championship fight, the referee shall ask for the name of the main second of each of the contenders and will hold him responsible for behaviour in his respective corner.

The contenders are permitted to shake hands immediately after the referee's instructions.

The referee is empowered to examine each contender's bandages and gloves to ensure that same are free from any foreign substance which could be harmful to the boxers, and that they meet the norm in the Regulations of European EBA Championships. In the same way, he shall verify that the gloves are not cut or have been altered in any way, since if they have been, he shall order the altered gloves to be replaced.

The referee is empowered to stop a fight and consult with the ringside physician whether it is advisable to let the fight continue or whether, in his opinion, a contender appears to be unfit to continue.

The referee has the power to impose discipline and to see that the Association's Regulations are followed with regard to the conduct and behaviour of the contenders and their seconds.

17.- THE SUPERVISOR

17.1 The President of the European EBA shall attend or shall appoint a member of the Directory, who shall be called the supervisor, to attend European EBA championship fights, which have been sanctioned by the Association. The duties of the Supervisor shall be: to assist the local commission to carry out the fight and to ensure that all the regulations of European EBA Championship matches and other norms of the European EBA are followed.

The supervisor of a European EBA Championship match represents the President of the Association and the European EBA . The Supervisor must report on all that occurred during the fight for which he was appointed, within ten (10) days after the match is held.

17.2 The promoter is obliged to cover Business class airfare as well as meals and hotel accommodation in a first class hotel for the Supervisor.

17.3 The Supervisors are covered by life insurance policy paid by the Promoter against any accident while carrying duties at a European EBA championship fight.

17.4 The Supervisor of the European EBA , appointed for a European EBA championship fight, is empowered to resolve matters which need to be solved regarding the holding and development of the fight and which arises as unforeseen circumstances which need an immediate solution and to solve which there is no time to consult or request the President's opinion or that of the Association's organizations. The Supervisor's decision in these exceptional cases is irrevocable.

17.5 No member of the Association's Executive Committee is permitted to officiate in a championship fight as judge or referee, except under circumstances of inevitable accident of force major.

17.6 In any case of complaint or report against the conduct of any official appointed to a European EBA championship fight, or against the supervisor or any member of the Association, the complaint shall be referred to the President of the European EBA who shall send a copy of same to the persons or persons implicated, granting them SUFFICIENT TIME in accordance with the distance, to state their reasons and points of defence and shall send with the copy any document or documents which endorse such statements. At the end of said period, and whether he has received explanation or not, the President, if he finds the complaint valid, shall send the whole file to the Entity upon it is incumbent, and said entity shall decide whether it is in order, within a period set by the President himself.

The competent Entity to which the file is sent may obtain the opinion of witnesses and make whatever investigations it considers pertinent.

17.7 This decision may be opposed by appeal to the corresponding Entity or Authority according to Article 47 of the Association's Bylaws.

17.8 All officials and the Supervisor must be at the country where the bout will take place twenty-four (24) hours prior to the fight. The promoter shall make all necessary arrangements for this norm to be complied with.

18.- DRUGS OR STIMULANTS

18.1 The administration or use of drugs or stimulants, or of physiological substances in amounts, which are intended to increase artificially and disloyally the boxer's performance, before or during the fight, is prohibited.

18.2 Any boxer who violates this rule shall be disqualified.

18.3 In particular are forbidden stimulants, narcotics and their derivatives, psychotropic drugs, anabolizant steroids, corticosteroides, diuretics and probenecid, as well as any other substance which the Medical Advisory Committee determines, which shall issue a list of prohibited substances which shall be updated periodically and communicated to the affiliated Commissions.

18.4 Any substance, other than pure water, which is given to a contender during the course of the match, is absolutely prohibited. Discretional use of Vaseline around the eyes is permitted; nevertheless, the use of Vaseline, grease or any other substance on the arms, legs or body of any of the contenders is prohibited. The discretional use of haemostatic fluid is permitted between rounds, such as a solution of adrenaline of one per thousand (1/1000), approved by the ring physician, with the object of controlling bleeding of minor cuts and bruises received by either or the contenders.

It is absolutely prohibited to use iron based haemostatic substance such as Morsel solution, and the use of such coagulants by either of the contenders shall be considered a violation and shall be sufficient cause for immediate disqualification.

The Medical Advisory Committee, in addition to the list of substances, shall issue and maintain an updated list of homeostatic fluid which are not considered harmful to the boxer, and whose use is permitted during the match.

18.5 The anti-doping test is Mandatory at all European EBA championship fights and these tests can be done either before and /or after the bout, according to the local Commission customs. The sample shall be taken in an official ceremony from both boxers and preferably at the same premises.

18.6 The place and time that the sample is taken shall be announced to the boxer and/or to his representative and trainer, jointly be the fight Supervisor and the member of the Local Commission assigned to same, preferably at the ceremony where the rules are read out. If the moment at which the samples are taken is not indicated, it shall be understood that this will be done at the end of the fight. The Supervisor will try to reach an agreement with the parties concerned (Champion and Challenger) to determine the time of the anti-drug test. If no agreement is reached the Supervisor will have the deciding word of the time for the sample taking.

18.7 The boxer shall be entitled for his representative and/or trainer to be present at the sample taking ceremony. Nevertheless, if they do not make use of this right, the test shall retain its value. The boxer shall produce the sample in front of the doctor assigned to the fight or his alternate, a member of the local commission and the fight supervisor. When due to circumstances beyond his control the fight supervisor or the member of the local commission cannot attend the taking of the samples, the procedure shall take place with the doctor and whichever of the two is present, and it shall retain its legal value.

The sample shall be collected in a sterile recipient and shall be divided into two equal parts also in sterile containers. The specimens should be clearly marked with the owner's name, and sealed in front of the boxer. After the boxer or his representative is permitted to verify the seals, writing shall be prepared indicating the date, time, place and other details of the collection of the sample.

18.8 Both the first and the second samples shall be sent within the first forty-eight (48) hours by the doctor assigned to the fight or his alternate, to a laboratory authorized by the local commission, which will open and analyse the first set of samples and privately inform the Local Commission and the European EBA of the results. These in turn will inform the boxers or their representatives of the results.

18.9 The doctor responsible for the samples shall deliver them against receipt from the testing laboratory facilities, the doctor shall be in charged of taking the samples and sending them to a recognized laboratory.

18.10 The laboratory, which receives the samples, shall verify that the seals are intact and shall confirm in writing adequate receipt of the material.

18.11 Once the first specimens have been examined to the satisfaction of all parties, the second specimens may be eliminated.

18.12 In the event of dissent with the result of the analysis of the first set of samples, the laboratory to another laboratory authorized by the European EBA shall send the second set. The result of this second analysis shall be definite and shall be privately notified to the European EBA , which will then notify the boxers or their representatives.

18.13 In those cases where it is necessary to study the second specimen, the boxer or his representative shall be notified by the European EBA which laboratory will process the samples, in order to facilitate their appearance or designation of a delegate to observe the details or opening and analysis of the sample. Nevertheless, in the event that the boxer or his representative or delegate cannot be present at this act, the procedure and the test shall maintain full value.

18.14 The second specimens can only be processed by laboratories authorized by the European EBA based

For the champion	75%
For the Challenger	20%
For the European EBA Or if the Title	5% is Vacant:
For the 1st Challenger	45%
For the 2nd Challenger	45%
For the European EBA	10%