Sports / B2

BOKS-ing/ˈbɒksɪŋ/

Boxing is the sport of fighting with the fists in gloves, following rules (usually uncountable): amateur boxing; a boxing bout. Pugilism is dated; sparring is training. Boxing in the PE source still needs a named bout or a safety rule. Mix-up: boxing vs box (the container); Boxing Day (a British public holiday, different sense); do not write boxing for a film fight with no sport source.

Meaning

The sport of fighting with the fists in gloves, following rules (usually uncountable).

Examples

• “Boxing in the PE source still needs a named bout or a safety rule, not a film poster.”
• “Boxing Day featured in the retail table, which is the 26 December holiday — not the sport unless the PE paper says so.”

Good to know

amateur / professional boxing; a boxing bout / ring. Related: sparring. Trap: box / Boxing Day. PE, news, and history. Gloved-fist sport, not a holiday caption unless dated 26 December.

Near in meaning

pugilism, sparring

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