Boxing, also known as boxing or boxing, is one of the oldest sports just like wrestling. It is a contact sport, in which two people fight only with their fists covered by a special glove. The object of boxing is to hit the opponent above the waist and inside the ring as many times as possible.
But boxing is a sport that goes beyond punches, since the boxer needs mastery of skills and mental abilities, this must be strategic not only to hit the opponent more, but also to avoid receiving so many punches.
Its origins go back to Egypt and the East towards the fourth millennium before Christ. In the history of the Greek games, boxing was practiced as one of the disciplines that most attracted people. The first boxing match in modern times was in 1681 in England, when the Duke of Albermarle planned a match between a butcher and his butler. At that time, the sport was not practiced with the same rules or protections as today and, above all, it was played for the money that was generated by betting.
The boxing ring is between 20 and 24 feet. The match or boxing match is supervised by a referee who starts and ends the match. There are several ways to win the fight, one of them is through a knockout, which is when the opponent falls unconscious to the ground unable to get up due to a blow and the other is when one of the boxers falls to the ground. , either due to fatigue or a blow, the referee counts to ten and if he does not move, the standing fighter wins.
Each boxer fights against an opponent of the same weight or category. Within the boxing categories, in which the boxers are organized, there are the following: straw, mini fly, fly, super fly, bantamweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight or junior lightweight, lightweight, super lightweight or junior welterweight, welterweight, super welterweight or junior middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight.
