The mandatory eight count after a knockdown is standard procedure in all bouts. A boxer who had been knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round.

1. (1) Touches the floor with any part of the body other than the feet;
2. (2) Is being held up by the ropes; or
3. (3) Is hanging on, through, or over the ropes without the ability to protect himself and cannot fall to the floor.

A referee shall rule a knockdown when, as a result of a legal blow or series of legal blows, a contestant:

Source: 41 SDR 7, effective July 28, 2014.

General Authority: 42-12-10.

Law Implemented: 42-12-10.