Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which opponents use gloved punches and defensive movement under defined rules. Bouts are divided into timed rounds and decided by knockout, stoppage, or judges’ scoring.

Jab: A straight punch delivered with the lead hand. It measures distance, disrupts attacks, and sets up combinations.
Boxing ring: The roped, usually square platform on which boxing matches take place. Its ropes, corners, and boundaries shape movement and referee control.
Ancient Greek boxing: A combat sport practiced in ancient Greece, including at the Olympic Games. It shows that organized boxing contests predate modern gloves and ring rules.
Kickboxing: A combat sport combining punches with kicks under rules that vary by discipline. It permits kicks that boxing rules exclude.
Concussion: A traumatic brain injury caused by a blow or jolt that disrupts normal brain function. Repeated head impacts make concussion a central safety concern in boxing.
Cross (boxing): A straight rear-hand punch that travels across the body toward the target. It is a principal power punch, often following a jab.
Round (boxing): A timed period of active competition in a boxing bout. Rounds divide the contest into intervals for action, scoring, and rest.
Bare-knuckle boxing: A form of boxing contested without padded gloves. It was the prizefighting tradition that modern rule-makers sought to regulate.
Mixed martial arts: A combat sport combining techniques from striking and grappling disciplines. Its permitted grappling and broader striking differ from boxing’s limited techniques.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: A progressive brain disease associated with repeated head impacts and diagnosed after death. Boxing’s repeated blows to the head have prompted concern about long-term neurological harm.

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