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Split decision
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- For the CW pilot, see Split Decision (TV series). For a pricing game from The Price Is Right, see Split Decision (pricing game)
A split decision in boxing is the outcome of a boxing match (professional or amateur) in which two of the three judges score for the same boxer as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other boxer.
A split decision is different from a majority decision which occurs when two judges pick the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores a draw (evenly for both fighters). Note that the effect is the same in both split and majority decision as there is a winner and a loser with the winner taking or keeping a belt or advancing to the next stage in a tournament. The difference is that the margin of victory is greater in a majority decision while a split decision is the closest possible result in boxing where there is a winner and a loser.