SPLIT DECISION Definition & Meaning

split decision

noun

Boxing.

a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.

split decision

noun

boxing the award of a fight on a majority verdict of the judges as opposed to a unanimous decision

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Origin of split decision¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Holmes won in a split decision to take Norton Sr.’s title.

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But Pacquiao had gotten too far ahead and won with a split decision.

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The Ukrainian claimed victory in the first encounter in May 2024 via a contentious split decision, but the result was more conclusive the second time around.

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Fury, 36, seeks revenge against the undefeated Usyk, to whom he lost in May on a split decision.

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The 37-year-old edged a split decision win for the undisputed title in May, inflicting a first career loss on Fury.

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