Are the judges' scorecards announced, and can a result be overturned?
Rule- South Africa
- Boxing South Africa
- Professional boxing
- All ages
- Boxing Regulations 2004 (amended)
- 2026
- Fans
Scorecards (regulations 27(5) and 28(8)): officials may not show or discuss scorecards with the public during or after a fight. The exception is a world title fight, a world title eliminator, or any bout where Boxing SA directs: then each judge's total (and the referee's, if they keep a card) is announced from the ring straight after the bout.
Overturning a result (regulation 35(20)): a decision given at the end of a fight can only be changed if Boxing SA later finds:
- collusion between the officials that affected the result, or
- a calculation error on the judges' scorecards that produced the wrong decision.
In either case Boxing SA directs how the decision is changed. Boxing SA publishes a Fight Review application form on its website.
Updated 22 Oct 2026