| WITHOUTADOUBT | Certainly sense hot excitement of bout, duo receiving cheers (7,1,5) |
| KOWTOW | End of bout? Expression of wonder about end of bout - it sees one kissing the dust |
| DIALECTAL | I called out, receiving cheers in a manner of speaking (9) |
| GATED | Banned from university degree, receiving cheers when that's reversed (5) |
| TOTAL | Complete group turned up, receiving cheers (5) |
| MEDITATION | Thought from Mao's first volume receiving cheers |
| DETAIL | Particular Schubert song turned up, receiving cheers |
| INITIATE | Popular appeal that is receiving cheers around launch (8) |
| ROTARY | Golfer McIlroy receiving cheers going around (6) |
| BATTALION | Club rugby player receiving cheers making squad |
| FEDERATE | Racketeer shortly receiving cheers about to join in league (8) |
| STAY | Sides from Surrey receiving cheers and support (4) |
| AVATAR | A ref's assistant receiving cheers, an on-screen icon |
| GETROUNDTO | Eventually do understand wife excluded from second part of bout (3,5,2) |
| NOOK | End of bout in ring possible, upsetting corner (4) |
| KAYO | End of bout nothing to talk about (4) |
| TALISMAN | Charm shown by boxer's attendant after end of bout |
| PRELIM | A kind of bout, for short |
| OUTRE | Rather shocking part of bout revealed (5) |
| ROUTED | Thoroughly defeated communist outside Oxford University by end of bout (6) |
