Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 92 - Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
Chapter 10 - Rules For Boxing And Other Activities
Subchapter 3 - Boxing and Kickboxing Participants
Section 92:10-3-7 - Knock downs

(a) A participant who is knocked down shall take a mandatory 8 count. During the mandatory eight (8)-count the referee shall assess the condition of the participant prior to continuation of the bout, or stop the event. During any count, the opponent shall immediately go to the neutral corner and remain there until the referee signals the bout to continue.

(b) If a participant is dazed by a blow and, in the referee's opinion, is unable to continue, the referee may stop the contest.

(c) In the event of a knockdown, the timekeeper shall immediately start the count loud enough to be heard by 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. The count shall resume when the opponent returns to the corner.

(d) The timekeeper shall signal the count to the referee.

(e) If the participant taking the count is still down when the referee calls the count of ten, the referee shall wave both arms to indicate that the participant 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.

(f) A participant who has been knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round.

(g) A technical knockout (TKO) decision shall be awarded to the opponent if a participant is unable or refuses to continue when the bell sounds to begin the next round. The decision shall be awarded in the round started by the bell.

(h) If both boxers 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 participants need immediate medical attention. If both boxers remain down until the count of 10, the bout will be stopped and the decision will be scored as a double knockout.

(i) A participant who has been knocked, wrestled, pushed, or has fallen through the ropes during a contest shall not be assisted into the ring, nor be hindered in any way when trying to re-enter the ring.

(j) A participant shall receive a twenty (20) second count if knocked out of the ring and onto the floor. The participant shall not to be assisted by seconds. If the participant is assisted by seconds, the participant shall be disqualified by the referee.

(k) If the participant enters the ring before the count of 20, the contest shall continue.

(l) If the participant fails to enter the ring before the count of 20, the participant shall be considered knocked out.

(m) When a fallen participant rises and falls again without being hit again, the referee shall continue the original count, rather than starting a new count. If the bell rings ending the round during the count, the count shall continue until the participant rises. A participant shall be deemed to be down when any part of the body, with the exception of the feet, is on the floor or when hanging helplessly on or over the ropes. A referee may count a participant out either on the ropes or on the floor.