Glossary

Technical Knockout (TKO)

Scoring

A stoppage victory where the referee, corner, or ringside physician determines a fighter cannot safely continue, even though they have not been counted out.

More Scoring Terms

Card

Short for scorecard. Each judge maintains a card, scoring each round. Also refers to the full event lineup ("the fight card").

Compubox

A computerized punch-counting system used in televised professional boxing to track punches thrown and landed in real time.

Decision

The outcome of a fight that goes the full distance, determined by the judges' scorecards. Can be unanimous, split, or majority.

Draw

A fight where neither fighter wins on the scorecards. Scores are equal (a draw), or one judge scores it a draw with the other two split.

Knockout (KO)

A victory achieved when a fighter is knocked down and cannot rise before the referee counts to ten.

Majority Decision

A decision where two judges score for one fighter and the third judge scores the fight as a draw.

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