boxingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɒk.sɪŋ/us/ˈbɑːk.sɪŋ/B1 a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands:
Many doctors believe that boxing is too dangerous and should be banned.
He's a former world heavyweight boxing champion.
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- He won the world heavyweight boxing championship on points.
- Tonight Villiers faces the most redoubtable opponent of his boxing career.
- The middleweight boxing champion had his opponent up against the ropes.
- On display were boxing gloves which bore Rocky Marciano's signature.
- It's against the rules of boxing to hit below the belt.
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- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- body blow
- foil
- gumshield
- heavyweight
- jab
- jiujitsu
- judo
- knockout
- left-hander
- punching bag
- rope
- roundhouse kick
- sabre
- savate
- spar
- wrestler
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