boxing

¹

[bok-sing]

noun

1. the material used to make boxes or casings.

2. a boxlike enclosure; casing.

3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box.

boxing

²

[bok-sing]

noun

1. the act, technique, or profession of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing gloves.

boxing

/ ˈbɒksɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act, art, or profession of fighting with the fists, esp the modern sport practised under Queensberry rules

   2. ( as modifier )

      a boxing enthusiast

Word History and Origins

Origin of boxing¹

First recorded in 1510–20; box ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of boxing²

First recorded in 1705–15; box ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The great and the good of the boxing world were among thousands of mourners who said an emotional farewell to world champion Ricky Hatton at his funeral earlier.

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"I'm not going to be alone when I say this, but Ricky inspired me as a young boy to go on and do great things in boxing," he said.

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Former world champion Ricky Hatton has been described by his manager and close friend as a "trailblazer in the boxing ring and in life".

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There are Manchester City shirts, boxing gloves, the odd can of Guinness, Only Fools and Horses memorabilia - Hatton was a huge fan and owned a three-wheeled van - and more tokens of appreciation.

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Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.

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