DEFINITIONS
AND ACTIONS The IKF
DOES FOLLOW The INTERNATIONAL Safety Guidelines of TKO/KO Suspensions. We
request all fighters, trainers, managers, promoters and matchmakers to respect
and follow these same suspension rules for the medical safety of all fighters.
- MATCHMAKERS &
PROMOTERS
- When contacting a fighter, manager or trainer to
fight on an upcoming bout it is required that you ask the fighter and
or the fighters trainer/manager if the fighter in question has been stopped in
any bout (Kickboxing, Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts) by a KNOCKOUT or the
bout stopped before the scheduled end by TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT within 45 days prior
to the event of the bout you are attempting to book him/her for.
- If you confirm the bout you must also
request that the fighter do not fight in any bout 45
days prior to the booking of the bout you are scheduling for him/her.
This is to assure the fighter will have adequate time to recover medically if
the fighter were to suffer a loss by knockout or technical knockout.
- TRAINERS, FIGHTERS
& MANAGERS
- It is your personal and legal responsibility to follow the below suspension
regulations for any bout you or your fighter under your care and responsibility
is scheduled to participate in.
- LEGAL: No promoter, matchmaker,
trainer, manager, sanctioning body, insurance company or any person, company or
associates related to the event promotion shall be legally responsible in anyway
if a fighter suffers an injury in a bout they fought on, and were not truthful with the fighters fight history and
did not follow the below KO/TKO Suspension Regulations. This shall hold true
whether the injury in question was directly or indirectly related to the fighter
being stopped in a bout within 45 days prior to the scheduled bout the injury
occurred on.
- KNOCKOUT
- A fighter shall be awarded a KNOCKOUT if he knocks his opponent to the ring
floor and the opponent is either:
- OUT COLD by the count of 10.
- Does not rise/stand by the count of 10.
- The referee determines the blow(s) that dropped him were so damaging the
bout should be stopped immediately.
- ACTION
- Any fighter who loses their bout by KO, or
KNOCKOUT will be suspended from Fighting for 45 days.
- It is the responsibility of the fighter, trainer and manager to respect and
abide by ALL MEDICAL SUSPENSIONS for the personal safety of their own fighter.
- Their are no "Suspension Waivers"
allowed for a KNOCKOUT loss.
- This is for the protection of the fighters.
- TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT
- A TKO or TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT is when a fighter is stopped from fighting by
the bout referee or the bout medical doctor without being counted out to "*10".
- A fighter has been stopped from fighting from taking too many blows or
maybe knocked down 3 times in one round, but can still stand or is not
knocked "OUT".
- This is a fighter who is obviously hurt and the referee feels as he counts
or after a standing 8 count is given that he/she cannot continue any longer.
- Any fighter who loses their bout by TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT will be suspended
from Fighting for a minimum 30 days.
- If the TKO (TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT) stop was not due to a headblow the
fighter, trainer and or manager may make a request in Writing to the IKF Headquarters for a "Suspension
Waiver".
- Examples of bouts that end with a TKO
decision that "Could" (NOT FOR CERTAIN) be
accepted for "Suspension Waiver".
are:
- A stop from an injury, except broken bones. (EX: Pulled muscle, twisted
ankle etc.)
- Stop from a body blow that did not do any internal damage or break any
bones.
- Fighter was simply too tired to continue. To read more detail about the
suspension rules and regulations
Click HERE.
- (*) The exception to this may be a
fighter that was knocked out cold and the referee choose not to count since the
fighter was out cold and instead, requested the medical personal (Doctor) to the
ring.
- ACTION
- Any fighter who loses their bout by TKO,
TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT will be automatically suspended from Fighting and Contact
Training a minimum of 30 days.
Some TKO Suspension could be 45 days or more
depending upon the circumstances.
- It is the responsibility of the fighter, trainer and manager to respect and
abide by ALL MEDICAL Suspensions for the personal safety of their own fighter.
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- SUSPENSION WAIVERS
- If the TKO (TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT) stop was NOT DUE TO A HEADBLOW
and the Suspension given was more then *30 days,
The Fighter, Trainer and or Manager "MAY" make a request in "WRITING"
to the IKF Headquarters for a "Suspension Waiver".
- (*) REGARDLESS OF THE ISSUE, ALL FIGHTERS
who's bout is stopped prior to the ending time of the scheduled round or bout,
shall receive a MINIMUM of a 30 day medical suspension.
- Examples of bouts that end with a TKO
decision that "Could" be accepted for "Suspension waiver of less than the Suspension given"
are:
- A stop from an injury, except broken bones, and the referee stopped the
bout. (EX: Pulled muscle, twisted ankle etc.)
- Fighter took a hard body blow that did not do any internal damage or break
any bones but he /she was in too much pain (while standing or on one knee)
to continue and the referee stopped the bout.
- Fighter was simply too tired to continue and the referee stopped the bout.
- Fighter was not defending himself and the referee stopped the bout.
- Fighters corner threw in the towel because fighter was winded or just
overmatched.
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