Duration of bouts and rounds - 5 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 714

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     § 714.  Duration of bouts and rounds.
        (a)  Length of contest.--No contest or exhibition shall be
     more than 12 rounds in length, except for championship contests
     sanctioned by recognized international or national authorities,
     which may be up to 15 rounds in length.
        (b)  Duration of round.--No round shall be more than three
     minutes in duration.
        (c)  Mandatory rest period.--There shall be at least a one-
     minute rest between consecutive rounds.
        (d)  Limitation on participation.--No boxer shall participate
     in nor be scheduled to participate in more than 15 rounds within
     72 consecutive hours.
        (e)  Limitation on rounds.--The commission may, with respect
     to any contest or exhibition or to any class of participants,
     limit the number of rounds in a contest or exhibition to less
     than the maximum number of rounds otherwise applicable.

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