TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT
Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee
0145-02-.14 TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT.
(1) The referee shall promptly terminate a bout and declare a “technical knockout” if:
(a) He or she is advised to do so by the ringside physician;
(b) In his or her opinion, the bout is too one-sided;
(c) In his or her opinion, a combatant is in such condition that continuation of the bout might subject him or her to serious injury;
(d) A combatant fails to answer the bell for a round; or
(e) A combatant loses control of bodily functions and urinates, defecates, or regurgitates during the bout.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-115-201 and 68-115-404. Administrative History: Emergency rules 0145-01 through 0145-05 filed November 7, 2008; effective though April 21, 2009. Emergency rule filed April 20, 2009; effective through October 2, 2009. New rule filed March 17, 2009; effective May 31, 2009. Amendments filed December 5, 2024; effective March 5, 2025.
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