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DEFINITIONS AND ACTIONS

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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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