boxing
/ˈbɒksɪŋ
/noun
The sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules (the Queensberry Rules).Great Harwood took a different angle and staged a boxing, wrestling and weight-lifting contest on the cricket field....
- As for what goes on in the ring, the actual boxing can be a lot of fun.
- Through practising the boxing, people can build up their body and improve the physical defence against disease.
Synonyms
pugilism, fighting, sparring, fisticuffs;
kick-boxing, Thai boxing, prizefighting, bare-knuckle boxing/fighting;
the ring, the prize ring
archaic the noble art/science (of self defence)