Olympic boxing
Medal-worthy fistfighting competition
Olympic boxing is the amateur form of boxing contested at the Summer Olympic Games, distinguished from professional boxing by shorter bouts, different scoring systems, and historically, protective headgear.
Fighters compete in weight classes, representing their countries for medals rather than prize money.
She won gold in Olympic boxing before turning pro.
- gold medalAward for winning
- goldElement seventy-nine
- medalMetal honor token
- ringClosed curve shape
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
knockout · jab · gloves · referee · amateur · rounds · podium · Cuba · USA · punch · knockout punch · counterpunch · headgear · judges · point system · bout · flyweight · uppercut
- combat sportswrestling, MMA, judo, karate, taekwondo
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- fighting formatsbout, cage match, championship bout, death match, main event
competitive format and commercialization
Olympic boxingprofessional boxing
Paid fistfighting as career