Objectives

The purpose of 523 CMR 22.00 is to prescribe guidelines and criteria for the objective and consistent rankings of professional boxers and mixed martial arts contestants in furtherance of attaining the respective state championship in individual weight classes. The Commission recognizes that any ranking structure can be subjective in nature. Accordingly, 523 CMR 22.00 is intended to create a ranking structure that is objective, precise and consistent: based less on subjectivity and more on competition between active combatants so that when a state title bout is advertised, the general public is assured that it is, indeed, between two deserving individuals.