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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps,... Wikipedia

  • Also known as:  Western boxing, pugilism
  • Focus:  Punching, striking
  • Country of origin:  The sport itself: Ancient history, possibly Prehistoric, Modern rules: United Kingdom
  • Olympic sport:  688 BC (ancient Greece), 1904 (modern)