Section SPS 192.79 - Procedures after knock-downs(1) WHEN DOWN. A contestant is considered down if any of the following occur: (a) The contestant touches the floor with any part of the body other than the feet as the result of a blow or series of blows.(b) The contestant hangs helplessly on the cage or ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows.(c) The contestant is outside or partly outside the ropes as the result of a blow or series of blows.(d) Following a blow, the contestant has not fallen and is not lying on the cage or ropes, but is in a semi-conscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the referee, continue the bout.(2) FLASH KNOCKDOWNS. A flash knockdown occurs when, after having been knocked down under sub. (1) (a), a contestant rises immediately to his or her feet. Subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) do not apply to a flash knockdown. (3) NEUTRAL CORNER. When a contestant is down, the opponent shall go at once to the neutral corner as designated by the referee. The bout may not continue until the command "Fight" is given by the referee. If the opponent does not go to the neutral corner on command, the count under sub. (4) shall be stopped until the opponent has done so. The counting shall then be continued where it has been interrupted.(4) COUNT. (a) When a contestant is down, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number "one" is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer went down and the time of counting "one."(b) Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a mandatory 8 count and shall continue to count to 10 if the downed contestant is not able to continue fighting after the mandatory 8 count. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, and shall indicate each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the contestant who has been knocked down is aware of the count. The referee shall continue counting, even if the bell sounds, indicating the end of the round.(5) MANDATORY 8 COUNT. When a contestant is down as the result of a blow, the bout may not be continued until the referee has reached the count of 8, even if the contestant is ready to continue before then. If, after the count of 8 has been reached, a contestant immediately falls again without having received a fresh blow, the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of knock-out.(6) BOTH CONTESTANTS DOWN. If both contestants go down at the same time, counting shall be continued as long as one of them is still down. If both contestants remain down until the count of "10," the bout shall be stopped and the decision shall be a technical draw.(7) FAILURE TO FIGHT.(a) A contestant who fails to resume fighting immediately after the termination of the rest interval, who sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, or who, when knocked down by a fair blow, fails to resume within 10 seconds, shall lose the bout. Except as provided in par. (b), a referee may not give a standing 8 count.(b) The referee of an amateur bout may give a standing 8 count to determine if a contestant who is not considered down is able to continue fighting. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, indicating each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the contestant is aware of the count. If the referee determines the contestant is unable to continue fighting, the bout shall be stopped and the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of technical knock-out.(8) THREE KNOCKDOWNS. The referee may not stop a professional bout solely because a contestant has been knocked down 3 times in one round. The referee shall stop an amateur bout at any combination of 3 knockdowns requiring a count under s. SPS 192.60(4) and standing 8 counts in one round. If an amateur bout is stopped under this subsection, the contestant shall lose the bout by a decision of technical knock-out.(9) TWENTY-SECOND COUNT. When a contestant is knocked completely out of the ring, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a 20-second count to the contestant. The contestant shall return to the ring without assistance from the contestant's seconds. Otherwise, the referee shall disqualify the contestant.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.79
Adopted by, CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12/1/2017