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
Example Sentences
He has 10 knockouts and 6 technical knockouts. He won by technical knockout.
Recent Examples on the Web He was stopped on a technical knockout in the seventh round of his September 1979 bout with Larry Holmes, the WBC titleholder. 
Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 That November, Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, with a second-round technical knockout over World Boxing Council titleholder Trevor Berbick that brought his undefeated record to 28-0. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 Later, when the excitement had died down and the hall was emptying — after Mr. Holt managed to escape the kimura and went on to win in a technical knockout — Mr. Wombacher and Dr. Fabry stood in the locker room. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Ali bested Cooper, a European heavyweight champion, for a second time by technical knockout; the fight was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut over Cooper's eye. The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022 At other shops, however, the odds shorten to -135 by betting on Golovkin to win by KO or technical knockout. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022 He's won all of his fights via knockout or technical knockout. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022 Alexander Volkanovski mauled Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 early Sunday, earning a technical knockout seconds into the fourth round to retain the featherweight belt. Mark Long, ajc, 10 Apr. 2022 But this will be his first title fight since losing to Aldo by technical knockout in 2013 after injuring his shoulder. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2022 See More
Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 That November, Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, with a second-round technical knockout over World Boxing Council titleholder Trevor Berbick that brought his undefeated record to 28-0. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 Later, when the excitement had died down and the hall was emptying — after Mr. Holt managed to escape the kimura and went on to win in a technical knockout — Mr. Wombacher and Dr. Fabry stood in the locker room. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Ali bested Cooper, a European heavyweight champion, for a second time by technical knockout; the fight was stopped in the sixth round due to a cut over Cooper's eye. The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2022 At other shops, however, the odds shorten to -135 by betting on Golovkin to win by KO or technical knockout. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022 He's won all of his fights via knockout or technical knockout. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022 Alexander Volkanovski mauled Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 early Sunday, earning a technical knockout seconds into the fourth round to retain the featherweight belt. Mark Long, ajc, 10 Apr. 2022 But this will be his first title fight since losing to Aldo by technical knockout in 2013 after injuring his shoulder. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above