Section R457-1-606 - Boxing - Knockouts(1) A knocked down contestant shall take a minimum mandatory count of eight.(2) In the event of a knockdown, the timekeeper shall immediately start the count loud enough for the referee, who, after waving the opponent to the farthest neutral corner, shall pick up the count from the timekeeper and proceed from there. The referee shall stop the count if the opponent fails to remain in the corner, which will resume when the opponent has returned to the corner.(3) The timekeeper shall signal the count to the referee.(4) If the contestant taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of ten, the referee shall wave both arms to show that the contestant has been knocked out. The referee shall summon the physician and shall then raise the opponent's hand as the winner. The referee's count is the official count.(5) If at the end of a round, a contestant is down and the referee is in the process of counting, the timekeeper may not sound the gong. The timekeeper may only sound the gong when the referee gives the command to box indicating the continuation of the bout.(6) In the final round, the timekeeper's gong shall end the fight.(7) The referee shall award a technical knockout decision to the opponent if a contestant is unable or refuses to continue when the gong sounds to begin the next round. The referee shall award the decision in the round started by the gong.(8) The referee and timekeeper shall resume their count at the point it was suspended if a contestant arises before the count of ten is reached and falls down again immediately without being struck.(9) If both contestants go down at the same time, counting will be continued as long as one of them is still down or until the referee or the ringside physician determines that one or both of the contestants needs immediate medical attention. If both contestants remain down until the count of ten, the bout will be stopped and the decision will be scored as a double knockout.Utah Admin. Code R457-1-606
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-17, effective 8/18/2023Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-05, effective 2/20/2024