Noun
a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
Source: WordNetA technical knockout goes down as a knockout in a boxer's record, but as a TKO in an MMA fighter's record. Source: Internet
A technical knockout would also be awarded if a fighter lands a punch that opens a cut on the opponent, and the opponent is later deemed not fit to continue by a doctor because of the cut. Source: Internet
Gonzalez was the aggressor in the one-sided affair, and won by technical knockout in the ninth round after dropping Yafai earlier in the eight with a fierce right hook. Source: Internet
Jason Moloney scored a technical knockout over Leonardo Baez in Moloney’s Las Vegas debut in the main event of Top Rank’s boxing card Thursday at the MGM Grand. Source: Internet
Iqbal only needed one round to clinch victory in the 57k Class A division, beating Jessie Goddey, of New Astley ABC, by a technical knockout after the referee was forced to give his opponent three standing counts. Source: Internet
In that case, the other participant is awarded a technical knockout win. Source: Internet