technical knockout

noun

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

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

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
Shahbazian, a former Hoover High standout wrestler who trains at the Glendale Fighting Club, is still just 20 and boasts a 5-0 record with all his wins coming via technical knockout inside the first round.

— staff reports, latimes.com, "Sports Briefs: Estrada notches first win of season," 7 Apr. 2018
Baltimore’s Joe Gans defends his world lightweight boxing title with a third-round technical knockout of England’s Spike Robson in Philadelphia.

— mike klingaman, baltimoresun.com, "The Sun Remembers: This Week in Maryland Sports History for April 1-7," 1 Apr. 2018
At the time of the technical knockout in the 10th round, Mayweather was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards: 89-81, 89-82, 87-83.

— jim chairusmi, WSJ, "Mayweather Defeats McGregor With 10th-Round Barrage," 27 Aug. 2017
Chalermpol lost by technical knockout, but his problems didn’t end there.

— maxim babenko, New York Times, "Fighting for Redemption," 6 Dec. 2017
And Alvarez scored a technical knockout of then-154-pound champion Liam Smith last September.

— lance pugmire, latimes.com, "Canelo Alvarez has visions of knocking out Gennady Golovkin," 14 Sep. 2017
Joshua retained his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association heavyweight belts after a 10th-round technical knockout victory over Carlos Takam on Saturday in Cardiff, Wales.

— santos a. perez, miamiherald, "No moral victory for Daniel Jacobs after losing bout with Gennady Golovkin | Miami Herald," 29 Oct. 2017

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1909

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technical knockout

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: an occurrence in which a fighter wins a boxing match when an opponent is unable to continue to fight usually because of injuries

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