Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps,... Wikipedia

• Also known as:  Western boxing, pugilism
• Focus:  Punching, striking
• Country of origin:  The sport itself: Ancient history, possibly Prehistoric, Modern rules: United Kingdom
• Olympic sport:  688 BC (ancient Greece), 1904 (modern)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo