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Martial Arts
Western Boxing
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Western Boxing
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Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin),
prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the
sweet science is a sport and martial art in which two participants
of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one
to three-minute intervals called "rounds". In both Olympic and
professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or
fighters) avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land
punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the
legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with
hits to the head and torso being especially valuable. The fighter with
the most points after the scheduled number of rounds is declared the
winner. Victory may also be achieved if the opponent is knocked down and
unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or
if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout,
or TKO). For record-keeping purposes, a TKO is usually counted as a
knockout when calculating the total knockouts. Questions: |
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