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Referees and judges: the KBN officials certification is open

A 20-question exam on the 10-point must system, knockdowns, fouls, weigh-ins and KBN procedure — pass with 16 and receive an officials licence that anyone can verify.

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Referees and judges: the KBN officials certification is open
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Officials sit the certification exam in the app. It has 20 questions covering scoring under the 10-point must system, knockdowns, fouls and deductions, weigh-in and medical rules, conflicts of interest and how the referee app handles results. The pass mark is 16.

20Questions
16Pass mark
OFF-Officials licence prefix
3+Point gap that flags a card

What the exam checks

  • A round won clearly is 10–9; one knockdown normally makes it 10–8
  • Only the referee deducts points for fouls; judges record the deduction
  • No athlete competes under KBN sanction without valid medical clearance
  • A result entered in the referee app is pending until HQ verifies it
  • A judge with a personal or financial link to a fighter must declare it and withdraw

Successful candidates receive an officials licence numbered OFF-{country}-{sequence}, verifiable at /officials/verify.

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