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Boxing

About the sport

Boxing is one of the oldest forms of fighting. The sport was already popular in the 7th century BC. In the modern Olympics it was first present in St. Louis 1904, only missing the Games in Stockhol 1912 due to Swedish laws. Among the legends that have won gold are Cassius Clay (layer known as Muhammad Ali in 1960), George Foreman (1968) and Oscar de la Hoya (1992). In London, the women will be included for the first time in the history of the Games.

The fights are three rounds long, each lasting three minutes, and the athletes use gloves as well as mouth guards, cups, and helmets to preserve their physical integrity. There are two ways to decide a winner, one is by the number of connected hits, counted by judges, and the other is by knockout, when one of the combatants falls and is not fit to keep fighting.

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