HOW TO WIN A BOUT

KNOCKOUT:

This one is simple, a knockout of your opponent, that is he or she is unable to carry on within a count of 10. It’s the most spectator friendly end to a bout, but for the loser the effects of a knockout could get devastating.

TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT (TKO):

This is when the referee stops the fight because a boxer is incapable of continuing the fight without bringing serious harm to him or her. TKO is a safe end to a one-sided bout.

POINTS:

A bout will be decided on points if it goes the full length. At the end, the three judges tally the points they have given to the boxers in each round. At least two of the judges should agree, for a boxer to be a winner. If all three decides on the same winner as per the points they have individually given, the decision is said to be unanimous, else split.

SCORING:

Professional boxing uses a 10-point must system used to judge each round. A winner of a round will be attributed 10 points, while the loser gets 9. A knockdown, or a lopsided loss in the round would cost the boxer a point. i.e. the loser will get 8 points. However, how a winner is decided is relatively an open condition. Clean punches, defence, aggression, and even ring generalship is accounted for. This open-ended clause is one among the reasons, why professional boxer almost always prefer to fight at their home turf.