SPS 192.29(2)(a)(a) If an accidental foul occurs before the completion of 4 rounds of a bout and the injured boxer is not able to continue the fight, the fight shall be declared a no contest.

SPS 192.29(2)(b)(b) If an accidental foul occurs after the completion of 4 rounds of a bout and the fouled boxer is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout as a technical knock-out and the boxer who is ahead on points shall be declared the winner. In determining the points, the judges shall score the completed rounds and the incomplete round. If no action has occurred in an incomplete round, the round shall be scored as an even round.

SPS 192.29(2)(c)(c) When a boxer is not able to continue boxing, the referee shall stop the action and inform the department representative or inspector, the judges, and both boxers that the foul was accidental. If in the later rounds the injury has worsened as a result of legal blows, and the injured boxer is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout based on the completed rounds and the incomplete round.

SPS 192.29(2)(d)(d) The referee, in consultation with the ringside physician, shall allow an injured boxer up to 5 minutes to recover from an accidental foul.

SPS 192.29(2)(e)(e) A boxer who is hit with an accidental low blow shall continue after a reasonable amount of time, not exceeding 5 minutes, or the boxer shall lose the bout. If a boxer is hit with an accidental low blow, the referee shall stop the action in a bout and inform the judges of any deduction of points made by the referee.

SPS 192.30(1)(1) When down. A boxer is considered down if any of the following occur:

SPS 192.30(1)(a)(a) The boxer touches the floor with any part of the body other than the feet as the result of a blow or series of blows.

SPS 192.30(1)(d)(d) Following a hard punch, the boxer has not fallen and is not lying on the ropes, but is in a semi-conscious state and cannot, in the opinion of the referee, continue the bout.

SPS 192.30(2)(2) Neutral corner. When a boxer is down, the opponent shall go at once to the neutral corner as designated by the referee. The bout may not continue until the command “Box” is given by the referee. If the opponent does not go to the neutral corner on command the count under sub. (3) shall be stopped until the opponent has done so. The counting shall then be continued where it has been interrupted.

SPS 192.30(3)(3) Count.

SPS 192.30(3)(a)(a) When a boxer is down, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one” is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer went down and the time of counting “one.”

SPS 192.30(3)(b)(b) Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a mandatory 8 count and shall continue to count to 10 if the downed boxer is not able to continue fighting after the mandatory 8 count. The referee shall count aloud and provide intervals of one second between the numbers, and shall indicate each second with his or her hand in a manner such that the boxer who has been knocked down is aware of the count. The referee shall continue counting, even if the bell sounds, indicating the end of the round.

SPS 192.30(4)(4) Mandatory 8 count. When a boxer is down as the result of a blow, the bout may not be continued until the referee has reached the count of 8, even if the boxer is ready to continue before then. If, after the count of 8 has been reached, the boxer immediately falls again without having received a fresh blow, the boxer shall lose the bout by a decision of knock-out.

SPS 192.30(5)(5) Both boxers down. If both boxers go down at the same time, counting shall be continued as long as one of them is still down. If both boxers remain down until the count of “10”, the bout shall be stopped and the decision given in accordance with the points awarded up to the time of the knock-down.

SPS 192.30(6)(6) Failure to box. A boxer who fails to resume boxing immediately after the termination of the rest interval, who sustains an injury from a fair blow and the injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, or who, when knocked down by a fair blow, fails to resume within 10 seconds, shall lose the bout. A referee may not give a standing 8 count.

SPS 192.30(7)(7) Three knockdowns. The referee may not stop a bout solely because a boxer has been knocked down 3 times in one round.

SPS 192.30(8)(8) Twenty-second count. When a boxer is knocked out of the ring, the timekeeper shall immediately begin to count the seconds and continue until the count is taken over by the referee. Before the number “one” is counted, an interval of one second shall have elapsed from the time the boxer was knocked out of the ring and the time of counting “one.” Upon taking over the count from the timekeeper, the referee shall give a 20-second count to the boxer. The boxer shall return to the ring without assistance from the boxer’s seconds. Otherwise, the referee shall disqualify the boxer.

SPS 192.31(1)(1) Procedure. If a boxer has been knocked out in a bout as the result of head blows or received serious head blows, the boxer shall be examined by a ringside physician immediately. If the ringside physician determines that the boxer may have received head injuries, the ringside physician shall give the boxer a head injury slip meeting the requirements under s. SPS 192.33 and explain its meaning.

SPS 192.31(2)(2) Periods of rest required after knock-out or technical knockout.

SPS 192.31(2)(a)(a) A boxer who is knocked out during a bout may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of at least 60 days from the date of the bout. A boxer whose bout was terminated by a technical knock-out may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of at least 30 days from the date of the bout.

SPS 192.31(2)(b)(b) A boxer who, twice in a period of 3 months, has been knocked out may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring during a period of 6 months from the second bout.

SPS 192.31(2)(c)(c) A boxer who has been knocked out 3 times in a period of 12 months may not take part in competitive unarmed combat or sparring for a period of one year from the third knock-out.

SPS 192.31(2)(d)(d) Before resuming unarmed combat after any of the periods of rest prescribed in par. (a), a boxer shall satisfy any requirements imposed by the department.