By WSB - August - 2011

 On the same day as the World Series of Boxing 2011-2012 season draw in Astana, Kazakhstan, the AIBA Executive Committee approved some amendments to WSB Technical and Competition Rules to make the competition even more attractive. The key changes concern the boxing squads and the competition format.

The minimum number of boxers in one franchise for the second season will be 15 and there will no longer be a limit on the maximum number of boxers. The minimum number of international boxers per squad is as follows:

• For a 15-boxer squad: 4
• For a 16 to 18 boxer squad: 5
• For a 19 to 20 boxer squad: 6
• For a squad with more than 20 boxers: at least 7

The maximum number of international boxers from the same country per franchise remains as 2.

In a major change to the competition format, the teams have been divided into two intercontinental groups, with each team facing the other team in the group once at home and once away.

A separate draw was also made to determine the position of each team within its group and thus determine the full competition schedule for the season. Within each group, the teams will meet each other once at home and once away, giving a total of 10 matches for each team.

The top four teams in each group will go through to the play-offs, with the top team in one group facing the fourth place team in the other group and the second place team in one group taking on the third place team in the other group.

New rules in the event of draws means that in the conference rankings, the ranking of the teams with equal points will be decided by (in order of priority):

• Least number of walkovers;
• Superior number of matches won;
• Superior number of matches won among the teams in question;
• Superior number of bouts won among the teams in question;
• Superior number of bouts won;
• Superior number of accumulated individual points.

The WSB 2011-2012 season will start on November 11, 2011. 

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