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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for technical knockout

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of technical knockout was in 1909

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“Technical knockout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical%20knockout. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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