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==Winning==
==Winning==
In both Olympic and professional divisions, the combatants avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with hits to the head and torso being especially valuable.<ref> Hatmaker, 24</ref> The fighter with the most points after the scheduled number of rounds is declared the winner.<ref> Hatmaker, 26</ref> Victory may also be achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO).<ref> Hatmaker, 26</ref> For record-keeping purposes, a TKO is usually counted as a knockout when calculating the total knockouts. A TKO can occur at any time.<ref> Hatmaker, 27</ref> Professional boxing can consists of up to 12 rounds. Before the Queensberry rules fights continued indefinitely. Some countries like Australia have 2 and 3 rounds, intended for beginners, some rounds last two minutes.[http://www.boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=521719]
In both Olympic and professional divisions, the combatants avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with hits to the head and torso being especially valuable.<ref> Hatmaker, 24</ref> The fighter with the most points after the scheduled number of rounds is declared the winner.<ref> Hatmaker, 26</ref> Victory may also be achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO).<ref> Hatmaker, 26</ref> For record-keeping purposes, a TKO is usually counted as a knockout when calculating the total knockouts. A TKO can occur at any time.<ref> Hatmaker, 27</ref> Professional boxing can consists of up to 12 rounds. Before the Queensberry rules fights continued indefinitely. Some countries like Australia have 2 and 3 rounds, intended for beginners, some rounds last two minutes.[http://www.boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=521719]
Heavyweight division starts at 201 lbs (91kg), 200 and below is cruiserweight. But any good fighter can enter unlimited heavyweight division.
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