technical knockout

noun

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

Examples of technical knockout in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Pacquiao won with a technical knockout and has never looked back. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021 Paul scored a first-round technical knockout against Askren. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 July 2021 Each can win only by knockout, technical knockout or disqualification. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 June 2021 Alvarez, 37, signed with ONE Championship in 2018 and made his debut the next year, losing via technical knockout in the first round to Timofey Nastyukhin. — Tim Casey, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 The previous year, in the first fight between the legendary boxers, Holyfield won by technical knockout in the 11th round. — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2021 But after gaining the title in 1980, Hagler got his revenge, defeating Antuofermo on a fifth-round technical knockout in 1981. — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2021 Earlier, Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo won a second-tier world flyweight title with a fifth-round technical knockout over late replacement Abraham Rodriguez. — sun-sentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021 Spinks challenged him that June, losing on a third-round technical knockout. — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021

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“Technical knockout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20knockout. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.

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