Noun
He scored a KO in the second round. Verb
He was KO'd in the second round.
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Noun
Fury even has a higher knockout rate with about 71%, compared to Usyk’s 67% KO rate.—Rudie Obias, Variety, 18 May 2024 However, Munguía has a higher knockout rate with about 79%, compared to Canelo’s 65% KO rate.—Rudie Obias, Variety, 4 May 2024 There were no weight classes or judges, and with unlimited five-minute rounds, the only way for a fight to end was via KO/TKO, submission, doctor stoppage or the corner throwing in the towel.—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024 Since then, Paul has fought a series of MMA fighters, former professional boxers and basketball players that has boosted him to a 9-1 record (6 by KO), with his one loss coming at the hands of the only active pugilist he’s faced to date, Tommy Fury, in Feb. 2023.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024 In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 - in good times and bad - has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, COST, and KO, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 In fact, consistently beating the S&P 500 - in good times and bad - has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for other heavyweights in the Consumer Staples sector including PG, COST, and KO, and even for the megacap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT.—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 The incident prompted Coca-Cola’s KO +0.7% chief financial officer to publicly comment on the strength of the company’s alternate beverage lines, hoping to avoid a similar sell-off.—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 The weekend consists of flying from the Nascar race at Charlotte Motor Speedway the evening before the 500-miler, competing in the race, and then flying back to Charlotte to run the 600-mile Coca-Cola KO +0.3% 600.—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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