split decision
noun
: a decision in a boxing match reflecting a division of opinion among the referee and judges
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The two first met at UFC 297, where Du Plessis claimed the belt via a split decision.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
His lone loss is a split decision last year against boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Associated Press has decided on a split decision, changing Denali to McKinley but keeping the Gulf in Mexico.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
In September 2023, Della Maddalena picked up another split decision, besting Kevin Holland.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
His lone loss is a split decision last year against boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
The Associated Press has decided on a split decision, changing Denali to McKinley but keeping the Gulf in Mexico.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
In September 2023, Della Maddalena picked up another split decision, besting Kevin Holland.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Split decision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20decision. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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