Marquis of Queensberry rules

[ kweenz-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

plural nounBoxing.
  1. a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout.

Origin of Marquis of Queensberry rules

1
Named after the eighth Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867
  • Also called Queens·ber·ry rules .

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