Standing eight count count is different than a mandatory eight count. A mandatory eight count is only assessed once a fighter is knocked down. Standing eight count A standing eight count, also known as a protection count, is a boxing judgment call made by a referee during a bout. When invoked, the referee stops the action and counts to eight. Typically, a boxer can take 3 standing eight counts in a round. During that time the referee will determine if the boxer can continue. When the count reaches eight, the referee often moves back two steps and instructs the boxer to walk towards
Nick Walsh (referee) end. Outside of football Walsh is a PE teacher at Boclair Academy in Bearsden. Nick Walsh (referee) Nicholas Walsh (born c.1991) is a FIFA referee and currently a referee in the SPFL. Walsh's first Scottish Professional Football League game as a referee came at the beginning of the Scottish League Two campaign, when he oversaw Clyde against Queen's Park. Walsh took charge of his first top tier match in 2016, when he officiated a match between Ross County and Partick Thistle on 9 April. Walsh was added to the FIFA list in 2018 and is now an international referee. He