a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest of strength, speed, reflexes, endurance, and will by throwing punches with gloved hands against each other
boxing was originally nothing more than bare fist fighting between two willing and sometimes unwilling competitors
fighting has been around for thousands of years where in parts of Africa and Egypt
spreading to parts of Southern Europe
made fighting a part of the Olympic Games in 688BC
a boxing match typically consists of three-minute rounds, total of 12 rounds (formerly 15)
a minute is typically spent between each round with the fighters in their assigned corners
the fight is controlled by a referee who works within the ring to judge and control
up to three judges are typically present to assign points