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knockout

[nok-aut] / ˈnɒkˌaʊt /




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Serrano, who boasts a fight history of 50 wins, four defeats and one draw, will be seeking to break the all-time women's knockout record in her farewell bout.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

They do a knockout version of “Silver Threads and Golden Needles.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The top eight finishers qualify directly for the knockout stages, with those placed ninth to 24th entering a two-legged play-off stage.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fans of the game have long celebrated its full-bore regular season, when an October contest can be a de facto knockout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Probably a knockdown or a knockout, he thought; maybe the brash kid had made good his boast.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

With 41 knockouts between the fighters, few expected the judges to be called upon.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Since fighting his first professional match in 2020, Vargas Jr. himself has built a steady record in the ring with 15 knockouts in 17 wins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Prenga arrived with an impressive record - 20 knockouts from 20 victories and one defeat - but had never operated anywhere near this level or under this kind of spotlight.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who went out at the quarter-final stage with Norway, might say otherwise, while midfielder Mikel Merino - of Arsenal - has arguably been Spain's key man in the knockouts.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Louis had battled his way through twenty-seven professional matches with twenty-three knockouts and no defeats to reach his current status as the number one challenger in the world.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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