Boxing Weight Classes Explained: The Complete Guide
Everything you need to know about boxing’s weight divisions — why heavyweight was once the most prestigious title in all of sports, what the Original Eight glamour divisions mean, and…
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Boxing Glossary – Insider Terms and Phrases
Boxing Glossary: Essential Terms for Insiders Here is a comprehensive, glossary of the most commonly used boxing terms. These are the phrases and words you're likely to hear from trainers,…
The 100 Loss Club
By: Ken Hissner Ken Hissner’s 100 Club July 2017 Reggie Strickland US 66-276-17 LKO 25 Peter Buckley UK 32-256-12 LKO 10 Kristian Laight UK 12-248-8 LKO 5 (still active) Jason…
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Uniform Rules from Association of Boxing Commissions
ASSOCIATION OF BOXING COMMISSIONS UNIFIED RULES OF BOXING As Approved August 25, 2001, Amended August 2, 2002, Amended July 3, 2008 1. Each round shall consist be of a three…
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WBC Rules For Championship Fights
Source: WBCBoxing.com/World Boxing Council: REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS. WC-1 Applicable Rules. These World Championship Rules govern this and all other WBC-sanctioned championship and elimination bouts, as well as WBC affiliated titles,…
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The Professional Boxers “Bill of Rights”
From the Association Of Boxing Commissions 1. You have the right to be treated in a professional manner and to be fully informed about all aspects of your sport. 2.…
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Female Boxing Championship Guidelines
From: Association of Boxing Commissions Uniformity – Professionalism – Consistency CHAMPIONSHIP RULE Female Boxing Guidelines 1) All bouts shall be scheduled for no more than then (10) rounds with each…
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Marquess of Queensberry Boxing Rules
Established in 1867 by the Marquess of Queensberry: To be a fair stand-up boxing match in a twenty-four foot ring or as near that size as practicable. No wrestling or…
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The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act
One Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand An Act To reform
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The Term “Boxing”
Boxing: Athletic contest between two persons, each of whom uses the fists to try to knock the other unconscious or to inflict enough punishment to cause the opponent either to…
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WBA’s Creed For Boxing
CREED FOR BOXING By Abe Greene To the preservation and development of boxing as a universal sport and its potential as a developer of young manhood and the expansion of…
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Professional Boxing Safety Act
To provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and for other purposes (Introduced in the US House of Representatives,104th CONGRESS, March 5, 1995) A BILL Be it enacted by the…