Boxing: origin, history, rules and main boxing moves and moves

O boxing is a combat sport in which two athletes wearing protective gloves exchange blows on a rink.

A. the boxing match is supervised by a referee at intervals of one to. three minutes called from rounds.

A bout is decided when an athlete is deemed incapable of continuing the bout by a referee, is disqualified for breaking a rule, or renounces the bout by throwing in a towel. If a fight lasts all the rounds possible without a decision, the winner is determined by the score given by the judges at the end of the bout. In Olympic boxing, judges award scores to fighters based on technical criteria.

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History. of Boxing

The earliest evidence of combat sports using fists dates back to Asia, in the third and second millennia before the Christian Era. The first evidence of. Boxing rules date back to Ancient Greece where boxing was introduced to us. former Olympic Games in the 7th century BC

More. later, in Rome, leather straps worn in the hands of fighters were exchanged. fur cetus, a metal-studded glove, which increased the aggressiveness. of duels causing the boxing matches of the time to end with death. of either fighter.

With. the fall of the Roman Empire, boxing came to an abrupt end, resurging in the. England in the 17th century, where organized amateur boxing officially began. in 1880. In the beginning, only five weight classes were played: Bantam, even. 54 kilos; Feather, up to 57 kilos; Light, up to 63.5 pounds; Medium, up to 73 kilos; and. heavy, over 74 kilos. At this time, the sport began to be regulated, especially in 1867, with the formulation of the Queensberry Rules.

O. boxing made its Olympic debut at the 1904 Olympics, in which the US took all the medals. Afterwards, the Americans continued to dominate. boxing, winning over a hundred medals (including 48 gold) out of 842. disputed, followed by Cuban and Russian athletes.

Since. its inclusion in the Olympic Games, boxing is disputed in each edition of. Games, except in 1912 in Sweden, due to Swedish law, which prohibited its practice.

Boxing rules have evolved since the 198s. In 1984, in Los Angeles: made the protective helmet mandatory; in 1992, in Barcelona, ​​it was created from. an electronic scoring system to strengthen the objectivity of arbitration. and in 2007 the standardized score was created.

O. boxing ring

O. Boxing ring consists of a square area and must measure on each side in between. 4.9 and 7 meters. The ring has four bungee cords, each with a diameter. between 3 and 5 centimeters, and they have to be hung on poles at 41, 71, 102. and 132 inches from the ring floor.

The posts (corners) of the ring should be covered with a material with a smooth and soft surface, so that boxers do not get injured when they hit one of them.

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Rules. from boxing

Olympic Boxing rules have some differences from Boxing rules. Professional, as this uses the rules of Amateur Boxing.

Some of the differences between the rules of these sports are that in Olympic Boxing, the athlete must wear a head protection helmet, while in the professional modality if it is prohibited. In addition, the scoring of points is also different between the modalities. As the objective of a boxing match is to land the most direct hits on the opponent, at the end of the fight the judges decide the score of each athlete until reaching a verdict on which of the athletes scored the most points with the hits they landed, becoming the winner of the match.

It is also possible to win a boxing match in the following ways:

• If an opponent falls 2-3 times in the same round;
• If an opponent falls, lands on the ground or leans on the ropes, and the referee counts to 10 and the athlete cannot stand at that moment of the fight;
• If the referee scores a technical knockout. This happens when one of the boxers takes too many consecutive blows and the referee considers that he is not able to absorb them;
• If one of the opponent's assistants throws the towel on the ground, that means your team is giving up on the fight.

Others. Important boxing rules are:

• The blows are considered valid and scored only if they are delivered in front, or on the side of the opponent's head or abdomen. Blows delivered to the arms are not scored.
• Hitting the back of the head, grabbing or striking the opponent below the waist are considered infractions. When this occurs, the referee gives a warning to the boxer, and if this happens again, the boxer may be disqualified from the bout.
• The boxer cannot strike his opponent while he is on the ground;
• Bites on any part of the opponent's body are also grounds for warning and potential disqualification of the offending athlete.

Main. boxing moves and punches

• Direct, which consists of a fast and strong blow that hits the opponent's front with the fist that was behind the guard fist;
• Jab, which consists of a quick and strong jab, with the other fist, which is in front of the guard fist;
• Cruzado, which consists of a quick and strong blow that hits the side of the opponent's head. In this movement, the arm ends up flexed, as opposed to the right one;
• Hook, which consists of a movement of the wrist in a curved path that reaches the side of the opponent's head or abdomen;
• Uppercut, which consists of a blow made from the bottom up with the purpose of hitting the other fighter's chin;
• Direct jab, which consists of a mixture of the direct hit with the punch movement, that is, the opposing fighter receives punches from the opponent through both hands at the same time.

Arbitrators. and boxing referee team

In. In a boxing match, the referee is responsible for complying with the rules and monitoring. the behavior of boxers, he must remain inside the ring to. control the athletes and intervene when their performance is necessary. In addition to. Main referee, three judges are present outside the ring, and have how. responsibility to count the blows that each boxer receives and delivers, and so on. decide who wins the fight, if there is no knockout.

In. a boxing match, a medical team must always be present to assess the. physical condition of boxers during combat, attesting to their ability. to continue the fight. The timekeeper is a professional responsible for. counting the and by playing the gong, which is used to mark the end of each round.

O. technical director of the fight is responsible for validating the judges' decisions, analyzing them and announcing the result. The fight announcer is the responsible professional. for making the announcements of the results of the fights, the presentation of the fighters, referees, judges, etc.

Each. fighter is entitled to have four assistants in the fight, who are located behind the. fighter pole, which can be red or blue, and have the responsibility of. accompany and advise the boxer, assist him and throw in the towel when he thinks. who is no longer able to keep fighting.