Outpoint

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Outpoint is a term frequently used in boxing to describe a situation in which one boxer is awarded more points than his or her opponent by the judges, but does not knock out that opponent.^[1]

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^ "Klitschko Climbs Off Deck to Outpoint Peter". Boxing.about.com. 2005-09-25. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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