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Combat sport and martial art
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two opponents throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount
Boxing
Measurement weight range for boxers
upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class
Weight_class_(boxing)
male world boxing champions. Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first
List of current world boxing champions
List_of_current_world_boxing_champions
American boxing promotional company
Zuffa Boxing is a professional boxing promotion company founded by CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Dana White, and Chairman of the Saudi
Zuffa_Boxing
Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December
Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a holiday celebrated on 26 December, the day after Christmas Day. Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts
Boxing_Day
Current world heavyweight champion At boxing's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit, and historically the weight class has gone with
List of world heavyweight boxing champions
List_of_world_heavyweight_boxing_champions
1993 American thriller film by Jennifer Lynch
Boxing Helena is a 1993 American avant-garde thriller film written and directed by Jennifer Lynch from a story by Philippe Caland. It stars Sherilyn Fenn
Boxing_Helena
Hybrid game of chess and boxing
Chess boxing, or chessboxing, is a hybrid sport that combines chess and boxing. Two combatants play alternating rounds of blitz chess and boxing until
Chess_boxing
American influencer and professional boxer (born 1997)
Right (2017), and Ridiculousness (2020). Paul's boxing career began in August 2018 with a white-collar boxing match against Deji Olatunji, which he won via
Jake_Paul
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based
World_Boxing_Association
Full contact combat sport
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers
Professional_boxing
high, referred to by British and Commonwealth media as the Boxing Day tsunami, after the Boxing Day holiday, or the Asian tsunami, which devastated communities
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
Combat sport of Thailand
RTGS: muai thai, pronounced [mūaj tʰāj] ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial
Muay_Thai
American boxer (born 1968)
first female boxer elected to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016. She was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020, the first year that
Christy_Martin
American boxing promoter (born 1931)
King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include
Don_King
The following is a list of European Boxing Union champions. The European Boxing Union (EBU) is a professional boxing governing body that sanctions championship
List of European Boxing Union champions
List_of_European_Boxing_Union_champions
International boxing governing body
World Boxing is an international sports governing body for amateur boxing. Formed on 13 April 2023, it currently consists of 180 member federations. It
World_Boxing
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO)
World_Boxing_Council
Boxing (Armenian: բռնցքամարտ břntsk'amart, literally "fist fight") in Armenia is a popular sport, that existed in the Armenian Highland since ancient times
Boxing_in_Armenia
Weight class in boxing
also referred to as junior heavyweight, is a weight class in professional boxing between light heavyweight and heavyweight. Before the advent of the current
Cruiserweight_(boxing)
English sports promotional company
Misfits Boxing (MFB) or simply Misfits, is a sports promotion company based in London, England. The promotion was founded in 2022 by English internet personality
Misfits_Boxing
Chinese martial art
Drunken boxing (Chinese: 醉拳; pinyin: zuì quán), also known as drunken fist, is a general name for various styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the
Drunken_boxing
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame
World_Boxing_Organization
British boxer (born 1994)
professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2025 to May 2026. He also held the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim heavyweight
Fabio_Wardley
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up boxing or bóxīng in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boxing is a combat sport, also known as "western boxing". Boxing may also refer to: Lethwei
Boxing_(disambiguation)
Japanese boxer (born 1993)
Earlier in his career, Inoue held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title in 2014, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight title
Naoya_Inoue
Fighting style
the Crab Shell or Crab Style, is a style of fighting primarily used in boxing. Variations of this style include the Cross-armed Guard and Reverse Cross-armed
Crab_Defense_(boxing_style)
Sanctioning organization for professional boxing bouts
sanctions professional boxing bouts. The others are the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The
International Boxing Federation
International_Boxing_Federation
American boxer (born 1980)
2001 to 2017 and has since worked as a boxing commentator and analyst, currently with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing and ProBox TV alongside Mike Goldberg. He
Paulie_Malignaggi
2018 video game
Fitness Boxing is a fitness video game developed and published by Imagineer for the Nintendo Switch. The game was released on December 20, 2018 in Japan
Fitness_Boxing
Way of positioning the feet and hands in combat sports
In combat sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts ("MMA"), an orthodox stance is one in which the fighter places their left foot in front, thus placing
Orthodox_stance
British boxer (born 1974)
champion from 1998 to 2001. In 2015, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The Ring magazine awarded Hamed an honorary featherweight
Naseem_Hamed
organisations – the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO)
List of British world boxing champions
List_of_British_world_boxing_champions
Boxing without the use of boxing gloves
Bare-knuckle boxing (also known as bare-knuckle or bare-knuckle fighting) is a full-contact combat sport in which participants box without any form of
Bare-knuckle_boxing
2025 in Misfits Boxing is the fourth year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuber KSI and run by Mams
2025_in_Misfits_Boxing
Form of sports entertainment
Foxy boxing is a form of sports entertainment which involves two or more women boxing (or pretending to do so) in a sexualized context as a form of erotic
Foxy_boxing
British boxer (born 1997)
champion, having held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title since May 2026, and previously the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2024
Daniel_Dubois
Manny Pacquiao has competed in professional boxing from 1995. Regarded by boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, Pacquiao
Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao
Boxing_career_of_Manny_Pacquiao
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport. Mexico ranks second worldwide between countries with the most boxing world champions. Boxing is a particular
List of Mexican boxing world champions
List_of_Mexican_boxing_world_champions
This is a list of world champions in professional boxing who retired undefeated, either during or after a title reign(s). It excludes current titleholders
List of undefeated world boxing champions
List_of_undefeated_world_boxing_champions
This is a list of current men's professional boxing rankings, which includes the latest rankings by each one of the sport's four major sanctioning bodies
List of current boxing rankings
List_of_current_boxing_rankings
American professional boxer (born 1989)
weight classes including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title
Adrien_Broner
Mexican and American boxer (born 1989)
champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles
Andy_Ruiz_Jr.
Weight class in combat sports
weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. In professional boxing, it is the maximum weight category, including all male boxers over 91 kg
Heavyweight
Weight class in combat sports
in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight. The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight
Flyweight
2026 in Zuffa Boxing is the second year in the history of Zuffa Boxing, a professional boxing promotion founded by CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
2026_in_Zuffa_Boxing
Boxer with world titles from all major bodies
In boxing, the undisputed champion of a weight class is the boxer who simultaneously holds world titles from all major organizations recognized by each
Undisputed championship (boxing)
Undisputed_championship_(boxing)
Boxing in Liverpool, the United Kingdom, is centered on approximately 22 amateur boxing clubs. The city has produced several national, European, and world
Boxing_in_Liverpool
Filipino boxer and politician (born 1978)
boxers of all time, becoming the only eight-division world champion in boxing history. He also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
Manny_Pacquiao
Participation of white collar workers in boxing
White-collar boxing is a form of boxing in which people in white-collar professions train to fight at special events. Most have had no prior boxing experience
White-collar_boxing
American boxer (born 1995)
the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) female super middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018; the World Boxing Organization
Claressa_Shields
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer widely regarded by many boxing historians as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. The Ring magazine
Boxing_career_of_Muhammad_Ali
a list of Zuffa Boxing world champions, showing every champion recognized by Zuffa Boxing since 2026. In February 2026, Zuffa Boxing co-founder Dana White
List of Zuffa Boxing world champions
List_of_Zuffa_Boxing_world_champions
Boxing on NBC is the de facto title for NBC Sports' boxing television coverage. On July 2, 1921, NBC's future owner RCA and its Hoboken, New Jersey, radio
Boxing_on_NBC
World ranking list
pound world rankings published by each of: The Ring magazine Transnational Boxing Rankings Board ESPN BoxRec Rankings updated as of MAY 4, 2026. Rankings
Boxing pound for pound rankings
Boxing_pound_for_pound_rankings
2026 in Misfits Boxing and MF Pro is the fifth year in the history of Misfits Boxing and first year in the history for MF Pro, two boxing promotions founded
2026 in Misfits Boxing and MF Pro
2026_in_Misfits_Boxing_and_MF_Pro
Chinese boxer (born 1983)
Zhìlěi; born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title from 2023 to 2024. As an amateur
Zhilei_Zhang
Cuban boxer (born 1998)
(born January 18, 1998) is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (Regular version) light-heavyweight title from 2024 to 2025
David_Morrell_(boxer)
Algerian boxer (born 1999)
Summer Olympics. She made her international debut at 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, competing in both the lightweight and welterweight categories
Imane_Khelif
List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British heavyweight title, which has been sanctioned by the
List of British heavyweight boxing champions
List_of_British_heavyweight_boxing_champions
Burmese martial art
weɪ/, LEH-k way ; Burmese: လက်ဝှေ့, IPA: [lɛʔ.ʍḛ]), also called Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport originating from Myanmar and is considered
Lethwei
Junior boxing world championships
The World Boxing U19 Championships is an amateur boxing competition organised by World Boxing for competitors aged under 19 years. The first edition was
World Boxing U19 Championships
World_Boxing_U19_Championships
Sports equipment worn by boxers
Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient
Boxing_glove
celebrities across traditional boxing, chess boxing and bare-knuckle boxing. O'Dell, Liam (3 February 2018). "KSI Wins Boxing Match Against Joe Weller". TenEighty
List of influencer boxing matches
List_of_influencer_boxing_matches
Throughout the history of gloved boxing styles, techniques and strategies have changed to varying degrees. Ring conditions, promoter demands, teaching
Boxing_styles_and_technique
American boxer (born 1967)
heavyweight champion by winning the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles by defeating
Riddick_Bowe
2024 in Misfits Boxing is the third year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English influencer KSI and run by Mams
2024_in_Misfits_Boxing
British boxer (born 2001)
professional boxer. She has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) female lightweight title since December 2024 and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Ring magazine
Caroline_Dubois_(boxer)
Full-contact combat sport
has seen increased popularity with a pay-per-view business that rivals boxing and professional wrestling. In ancient China, combat sport appeared in the
Mixed_martial_arts
British boxer (born 1989)
championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his reigns as champion. At regional level
Anthony_Joshua
Ukrainian boxer (born 1987)
bodies—the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super title), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization
Oleksandr_Usyk
American boxing trainer (1908–1985)
(January 17, 1908 – November 4, 1985) was an American boxing manager, boxing promoter and boxing trainer who handled the careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson
Cus_D'Amato
Mexican-American boxer (born 1996)
weight classes. He has held the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight titles since
David_Benavidez
Boxing in the 2000s includes notable events about boxing which occurred between 2000 and 2009. February 19 - Erik Morales defeats Marco Antonio Barrera
Boxing_in_the_2000s
The Algeria national boxing team represents Algeria at the international boxing competitions such as Olympic Games or World Boxing Championships. Algeria
Algeria_national_boxing_team
British professional boxer and reality television personality (born 1999)
television personality and professional boxer. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality television
Tommy_Fury
The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), located in Canastota, New York, adjacent to exit 34 of the New York State Thruway, honors boxers, trainers
International Boxing Hall of Fame
International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame
British boxer (born 1994)
1994) is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title in 2017, and at regional level held
Hughie_Fury
Hand-to-hand combat terminology
In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is a stance in which the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs
Southpaw_stance
American boxer (1954–2021)
International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He was twice named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association
Marvelous_Marvin_Hagler
Full-contact hybrid martial art and combat sport
and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves
Kickboxing
Japanese boxer (born 1998)
the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title from 2020 to 2022 and the WBO junior bantamweight title in 2023, the unified World Boxing Council (WBC)
Junto_Nakatani
American boxer (born 1999)
February 28, 1999) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight title from February to June 2025. As an amateur
Keyshawn_Davis
This is a list of films about boxing featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. The following is
List_of_boxing_films
American boxer (born 1998)
multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title since 2025, and previously the undisputed
Devin_Haney
of current female world boxing champions recognised by the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring. Each champion's professional boxing record is shown in the
List of current female world boxing champions
List_of_current_female_world_boxing_champions
National symbol of Australia
The boxing kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia, frequently seen in pop culture. The symbol is often displayed prominently by Australian spectators
Boxing_kangaroo
UK magazine
Boxing News is an independently published British boxing magazine. It is the oldest boxing magazine still in publication. John Murray, a regular contributor
Boxing_News
Governing body for Olympic-style boxing in the United States
USA Boxing is the national governing body for Olympic-style boxing. It is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and World Boxing, which sets
USA_Boxing
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
boxer to simultaneously hold the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles, as well as
Mike_Tyson
Codified systems and traditions of combat
to refer to Asian martial arts up until the 1970s, with the term Chinese boxing also being used to refer to Chinese martial arts until then. Some authors
Martial_arts
in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded
List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
List_of_world_super-middleweight_boxing_champions
2023 in Misfits Boxing was the second year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuber KSI and run by Mams
2023_in_Misfits_Boxing
American boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial arts fighter (born 1981)
Championship (UFC), where she is a former Women's Bantamweight Champion. In boxing, Holm has been a multiple-time world champion, defending her titles 18 times
Holly_Holm
Russian boxer (born 1990)
as the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles since February 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light-heavyweight
Dmitry_Bivol
Neurodegenerative disease caused by head injury
occurred in athletes involved in striking-based combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts, and contact sports, such as rugby union
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy
Irish boxer (born 1965)
Irish-British boxing cornerman and former professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter. He is best known for being the father of two-time heavyweight boxing world
John_Fury
Sports governing body in South Korea
The Boxing Association of Korea (BAK) is an affiliated organization of the Korean Olympic Committee and World Boxing. Its mission is the development and
Boxing_Association_of_Korea
Governing body for amateur boxing on the island of Ireland
Boxing Ireland is the national governing body for amateur boxing on the island of Ireland, developing and controlling the sport. Founded in 1911, it operates
Boxing_Ireland
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Boxing Day or boxing day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Boxing Day is a Commonwealth holiday. Boxing Day may also refer to: Boxing Day (2007
Boxing_Day_(disambiguation)
BOXING
BOXING
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Boy/Male
Irish
From the green field.
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (Lý) and Hmong
Vietnamese (Lý) and Hmong : unexplained.English : variant of Lye.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Swedish, Swiss
Wreath; Abbreviation of Steven and Stephen Often Used as an Independent Name; Crowned; A Garland
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Country
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Jain
Very Wise
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Young; Youthful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a metonymic occupational name for a crossbowman who specialized in fighting from the battlements of castles, from Anglo-Norman French carnel ‘battlement’, ‘embrasure’ (a metathesized form of crenel, Late Latin crenellus, a diminutive of crena ‘notch’).English : reduced form of Carbonell or Cardinal.Swedish : the second element -ell is a common suffix of Swedish surnames, taken from the Latin adjectival ending -elius. The first element is unexplained.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Agile
Male
Italian
Variant spelling of Italian Gerolamo, GIROLAMO means "holy name."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Son of the Samura
BOXING
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n.
A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
v. i.
To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes with off.
n.
Material used in making boxes or casings.
n.
A contest at sparring or boxing.
n.
A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like.
v. t.
The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
n.
An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
n.
A boxing glove.
n.
A movement of offense or defense in boxing.
n.
The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.
v. i.
To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
v. t.
Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.
n.
The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.
n.
The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.
n.
A fight with the hands; boxing.
n.
A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Box
n.
The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring.
n.
Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
n.
A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.