S.C. Code Regs. 20-5.15. Foul

1. The following are fouls in boxing, and boxers committing any of these infractions are subject to penalty as the referee sees fit: a. Hitting below the belt; b. Hitting an opponent who is down or who is getting up after being down; c. Holding an opponent with one hand and hitting with the other; d. Holding or deliberately maintaining a clinch; e. Wrestling or kicking; f. Any unsportsmanlike trick or action causing injury to an opponent; g. Butting with the head or shoulder or using the knee; h. Hitting with the open glove, or with the butt of the hand, the wrist, or the elbow; all backhand blows; i. Roughing at the ropes; j. Use of the kidney punch, which consists of punching in the back or kidney area; k. Use of the rabbit punch, which is defined as punching to the back of the head or neck; l. Jabbing opponent’s eyes with the thumb of the glove; m. The use of abusive language in the ring; n. Hitting on the break; o. Hitting after the bell has sounded ending the round; p. Intentionally spitting at an opponent or spectators.