The sport itself: Ancient history, possibly Prehistoricīoxing (also known as 'western boxing' or 'pugilism') is a combat sport and a martial art in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.Īlthough the term boxing is commonly attributed to Western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World.
The modern sport was codified in England in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Two Royal Navy men boxing for charity (1945).
