Punching another person is illegal with very few exceptions.

Is it illegal to hit someone in the back of the head in boxing. Its a flat out legal punch. It is an illegal blow due to being highly dangerous. They are prohibited from holding the ropes for support when punching holding an opponent while punching or ducking below the belt of their opponent dropping below the waist of your opponent no matter the distance between.

You cannot punch your opponents back or the back of his head or neck rabbit punch or on the kidneys kidney punch. While it is perfectly okay to kick or knee the opponents head while standing it is illegal to do it when the opponent is on the ground. You cannot throw a punch while holding on to the ropes to gain.

You must not hold your opponent and strike him at the same time. On October 17 2015 Prichard Colón a well known boxer was struck on the back of the head multiple times by his opponent Terrel Williams by using the rabbit punch. One of the most notable examples of punching the back of the head was.

I was recently in the ring with my favorite sparring partner Tim who is always dragging out some. But you can never hit a man from behind. You cannot throw a punch while holding on to the ropes to gain leverage.

Boxing has a similar array of street tactics and Im coming to know them better of late. Boxing spares no one. Kickskneesstomps to the head of a grounded opponent.

Strikes to the back of the head and neck are illegal in both Boxing and MMA. However if physical harm is imminent or theyve already hit you once you may have a legal right to self defence and can hit them back. The 36-year-old is from Sunderland.