When a bout is stopped due to an unintentional clash of heads, the final decision is based on what scoring method?

• A. Judges scores
• B. Referee decision
• C. Medical evaluation
• D. Coin toss

Answer: (A)

When a bout ends early because of an unintentional head clash, the winner is determined by the points recorded on the judges’ scorecards from the rounds that were completed. The officials use those scores to issue a technical decision if enough rounds were fought; the referee may stop the fight, but the final result comes from the judges’ scoring, not a coin toss or a medical verdict. If too few rounds were completed, the result might be a no decision, but the key method used to decide the winner is the judges’ scores.