boxing matches
Pugilists trade blows
Boxing matches are competitive bouts between two fighters who punch each other while wearing padded gloves, typically in a roped ring.
Matches are divided into rounds and end by knockout, decision, or stoppage.
The term also works as a verb phrase: He boxing matches every weekend at the local gym.
- knockoutsWins by incapacitation
- prizefightingProfessional boxing for stakes
- title fightMatch for supremacy
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- jabsQuick, straight punches
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