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Boxing bouts at the Olympics are controlled by a referee. There are also five judges and a jury. If a boxer is knocked down the referee begins to count to ten. If the boxer fails to get up and resume the contest within the time limit then the referee concludes his count with "out." Even if the boxer does get up the ref can still insist on a mandatory count of eight to make sure the boxer is fit to continue. The judges score the contest. Points are awarded to a boxer for hits with the white knuckled part of the glove. You can bop your opponent on the front or side of his head or body. But the punches MUST be above the belt! At the Olympics there is an electronic scoring device. Points are only awarded if three of the judges push their buttons within one second of the punch being landed. The boxer who scores the most points by hitting his opponent above the waistline wins. That is unless a boxer is knocked down and is quite literally out for the count!
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