Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-01-.19 - KNOCKDOWN AND KNOCKOUT
(1) A contestant
shall be deemed "down" when:
(a) any part of
his body except his feet is on the ring floor;
(b) he is rising from a down position;
or
(c) he is hanging helplessly
over the ropes; provided, however, that a boxer hanging over the ropes is not
officially "down" until so pronounced by the referee.
(2) When a contestant is knocked down, the
timekeeper shall immediately rise and announce the elapsed seconds; and the
referee shall promptly order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral
corner. The referee shall then return to the fallen contestant and audibly
announce the count as he motions with his right arm downward indicating the end
of each second. Should the opponent fail to remain in the neutral corner
farthest for the boxer who is down, the referee shall cease counting until he
has returned to it, and then continue the count from the point at which it was
interrupted.
(3) A contestant who
is knocked down must take a count of 8 whether or not he has regained his feet
before the count has been reached. If when the count of 8 is reached the
contestant is on his feet, the referee shall wipe any accumulated resin from
his gloves, and may examine him sufficiently to assure himself that the
contestant is physically fit and mentally alert enough to continue. If so
assured, the referee shall without loss of time order the contestants to resume
boxing.
(4) If the contestant
taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of "TEN", the
referee shall wave both arms, indicating that the contestant has been knocked
out. When a round other than a final round shall terminate while the referee is
administering the count to a contestant who has been knocked down, the count
shall be continued. The timekeeper shall not ring the bell until and unless
such contestant rises before the count of 10 and the referee orders him to
resume boxing. If the fallen contestant shall fail to rise before the count of
10, he shall be declared the loser by knockout in the round just
concluded.
(5) Should a boxer slip,
fall down, or be pushed down, he shall be ordered to his feet immediately.
Failure to rise may subject him to disqualification.
(6) A contestant who has fallen through the
ropes and out of the platform ring as a result of a legal blow during the
contest may not be helped by anyone, and the referee shall start the count,
which in this special case will be twenty (20) seconds. Should the contestant
fail to re-enter the ring before the count of twenty (20) seconds, the referee
shall wave both arms to indicate that he has been knocked out and shall raise
the hand of the opponent as the winner.
(7) If a contestant is knocked down three
times in a round, he shall be declared the loser by knockout.
(8) When a boxer has been knocked out, none
of his seconds shall touch him until the attending physician enters the ring
and personally attends the fallen boxer, and issues such instructions as he
deems appropriate to the boxer's seconds.
Notes
Authority: Section 8, Chapter 727, Public Acts of 1980.
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