technical knockout
noun
: 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.
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Holyfield beat Tyson in 1996 via technical knockout.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
He was released on parole after three and a half years, returning to boxing in 1995 in a match against Peter McNeely, who was dispatched by a technical knockout in under 90 seconds.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2024
The boxer, famous for a technical knockout of Joe Frazier in 1973, had recently won back the heavyweight crown at age 45.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 July 2024
In March 2023, Dixon captured the vacant Commonwealth Lightweight Title with a technical knockout victory over Vicky Wilkinson.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
He was released on parole after three and a half years, returning to boxing in 1995 in a match against Peter McNeely, who was dispatched by a technical knockout in under 90 seconds.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2024
The boxer, famous for a technical knockout of Joe Frazier in 1973, had recently won back the heavyweight crown at age 45.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 July 2024
In March 2023, Dixon captured the vacant Commonwealth Lightweight Title with a technical knockout victory over Vicky Wilkinson.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Technical knockout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20knockout. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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