Quote Originally Posted by awdleyfuturehalloffamer View Post
ibf championship rules state:

10. A boxer who has been knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any round.

So it is the ref's sole discretion whether bute was fit to continue and we all know he was knocked out on his feet.
Those same rules also state that if a fighter is knocked down at the end of a round, the bell will ring to end the round once the fighters gloves clear the floor. As the KD occurred in the 12th round, the fight ended as soon as Bute's gloves cleared the canvas, whether or not he could continue at that point is irrelevant because the fight was over.