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In approving terms for fights, the department’s combative sports staff considers, among other factors, each contestant’s age, medical tests, win-loss record and losses by knockout or technical knockout.

As for Covington the fighter, Edwards pointed out he has lost multiple ways - submission, technical knockout, unanimous decision.

A few minutes later, Wood's fans were in raptures and journalists were frantically rewriting their copy following the 35-year-old's sensational technical knockout win over Warrington.

But despite a few weak points, “Champion” feels, at the very least, like a technical knockout.

The British heavyweight, 37, suffered a sixth-round technical knockout at London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday.