The boxing also known as boxing or pugilism, is one of the oldest sports like wrestling. This is a contact sport, in which two people fight using only their fists which are covered with a special glove. The objective of boxing is to hit the opponent above the waist and inside the ring as many times as possible.
But boxing is a sport that goes beyond blows, since the boxer needs the mastery of abilities and mental skills, this must be strategic not only to hit the opponent more but also to avoid receiving so many blows.
Its origins date back to Egypt and the Orient in the time of the fourth millennium BC. In the history of the Greek games, boxing was practiced as one of the disciplines that most attracted people. The first boxing match in modern times was in 1681 in England when the Duke of Albermarle planned a fight between a butcher and his butler. In these times the sport was not practiced with the same rules or protections of today and most of all it was fought for the money generated from bets.
The boxing ring has measurements between 20 and 24 feet. The fight or boxing fight is supervised by a referee who is the one who starts and ends the match. There are several ways to win the fight, one of them through a knockout, which is when the opponent falls unconsciously to the ground without being able to get up due to a blow and the other is when one of the boxers falls to the floor either due to fatigue or For one stroke the referee counts to ten and if he does not move, the standing fighter wins.
Each boxer fights with an opponent of the same weight or category. Within the boxing categories, in which the fighters are organized, there are the following: straw, mini fly, fly, super fly, bantamweight, super bantamweight, feather, super feather or junior light, light, super light or junior welterweight, welterweight, super welterweight or medium juniors, middle, super middle, light heavy, cruisers and heavyweights.
