Boxing : Introduction

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art in which two people fight using their fists. Boxing is typically supervised by a referee engaged in during a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds, and boxers generally of similar weight. There are three ways to win; if the opponent is knocked out and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten seconds (aknockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO). If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by judges' scorecards.

Boxing

Also known as	Pugilism, English boxing, Western Boxing
Focus	Punching strikes
Country of origin	Greece (Ancient Boxing) United Kingdom (Modern Boxing)
Creator	Various fighters
Parenthood	Unknown
Olympic sport	Since 688 B.C.

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