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View synonyms for technical knockout

technical knockout

noun

, Boxing.
  1. the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. : TKO, T.K.O.


technical knockout

noun

  1. boxing a judgment of a knockout given when a boxer is in the referee's opinion too badly beaten to continue without risk of serious injury
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of technical knockout1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

In approving terms for fights, the department’s combative sports staff considers, among other factors, each contestant’s age, medical tests, win-loss record and losses by knockout or technical knockout.

As for Covington the fighter, Edwards pointed out he has lost multiple ways - submission, technical knockout, unanimous decision.

A few minutes later, Wood's fans were in raptures and journalists were frantically rewriting their copy following the 35-year-old's sensational technical knockout win over Warrington.

From BBC

But despite a few weak points, “Champion” feels, at the very least, like a technical knockout.

The British heavyweight, 37, suffered a sixth-round technical knockout at London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday.

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