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WBL: How it works

Team vs. Team: 5 Round Bouts 3 Minutes Per Round 16 Matches Per Season 18 Foot Rings Each team will have six weight divisions: » Heavyweight » Cruiserweight » Light Heavyweight Middleweight » Welterweight » Lightweight
SCHEDULE OF EXPECTED EVENTS:
Regular Season	February through June
Playoffs	July
World Cup	August
World Individual Championship	October
Challenge Matches	July through December

The patented WBL scoring methodology and League "Open Scoring" format will ensure that fans view the matches as fair and competitive. In addition, the team scoring format will provide much greater interest as each boxer attempts to earn points for his team in his individual bout, and the team with the most total points after all six bouts will win the match.

Knockout:	7 Team Points for winner / 0 Team Points for loser.
TKO:	5 Team Points for winner / 0 Team Points for loser.
Decision:	1 Team Point for winning the decision, plus 1 Team Point for each point scored by the winner in excess of the total points scored by the loser up to a total of 5 Team Points, including the 1 Team Point for winning the decision.
Stopped Bout:	If a bout is stopped due to an inadvertent head clash, the Team of the boxer with the greater number of cumulative points in any completed rounds shall be awarded 1 Team Point for each point differential up to a total of 3 Team Points to the winner. / 0 for the loser.
Draw:	If a bout is scored a draw, each Team shall be awarded 2 Team Points.
Final Bout:	The final bout of the match shall be for double the Team Points described above.