technical knockout

noun

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Examples: technical knockout in a Sentence

Definition of technical knockout

: the termination of a boxing match when a boxer is unable or is declared by the referee to be unable (as because of injuries) to continue the fight — called also TKO

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Examples of technical knockout in a Sentence

He has 10 knockouts and 6 technical knockouts.
He won by technical knockout.

Recent Examples of technical knockout from the Web

About halfway through the fifth round, Nunes won again by technical knockout, after raining blows down on her beleaguered foe.

— des bieler, chicagotribune.com, "UFC 224 fighter says she's 'done' but her corner sends her back out in brutal beating," 14 May 2018
Ali's reign ends Late Saturday, another champion’s reign ended after Mexico’s Jaime Munguia scored a fourth-round technical knockout victory over Sadam Ali to capture the WBO junior-middleweight title in Verona, New York.

— santos a. perez, miamiherald, "Why two of the top light-heavyweights of the decade may never face each other in the ring | Miami Herald," 13 May 2018
Louisville native Trevis Burgos speaks to the media after his technical knockout during his professional debut April 27, 2018, at the KFC Yum Center.

— justin sayers, The Courier-Journal, "Potential is endless for Louisville 'family' of boxers after first joint professional wins," 28 Apr. 2018
Philadelphian Jesse Hart also won — a controversial technical knockout over Demond Nicholson of Laurel, Md. — to take the North American Boxing Federation super-middleweight title.

— don steinberg, Philly.com, "Bryant Jennings beats Joey Dawejko in battle of Philly heavyweights," 29 Apr. 2018
McGregor went on hiatus from UFC after defeating Eddie Alvarez by technical knockout at UFC 205 in November 2016.

— ryan gaydos, Fox News, "Is Conor McGregor jeopardizing career with his erratic behavior, or ginning up interest in next move?," 7 Apr. 2018
Dustin Poirier stunned Justin Gaethje with a hard left hand in the fourth round and won by technical knockout in a brutal UFC lightweight fight Saturday night in Glendale, Ariz. . . .

— BostonGlobe.com, "Bad weather postpones NASCAR race in Bristol, Tenn.," 16 Apr. 2018
Mayweather and McGregor squared off last fall in one of the most ballyhooed boxing matches in the history of the sport, with Mayweather beating McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round.

— tom schad, USA TODAY, "Floyd Mayweather on Conor McGregor: 'You have to carry yourself like a gentleman'," 9 Apr. 2018
Known for his hard-partying ways, Mayweather has largely remained out of the spotlight since his cross-discipline fight with mixed martial artist Conor McGregor in August, which Mayweather won by technical knockout.

— eliott c. mclaughlin, CNN, "Floyd Mayweather's bodyguard shot outside ritzy Atlanta hotel, police say," 9 Apr. 2018

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