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And when Paul faced a legitimate boxer, Tommy Fury in 2023, he was outboxed and outpointed.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

As Shields, an unbeaten 26-year-old American who outboxed and outclassed Kozin over 10 rounds, was analyzing the fight with an interviewer at ringside, the British boxer Savannah Marshall and her promoter joined the conversation.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2022

Hamadouche qualified for Tokyo last month despite losing in the European qualifying quarterfinals to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington, a 31-year-old career amateur who soundly outboxed Hamadouche.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

After two tuneup bouts in the summer of 2018, Fury faced Wilder, the WBC champion, that December and mostly outboxed the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, landing 84 punches to his 71.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2020

Then they made room for wrestling—grinding bouts that Seareach won, pinning the strongest men; then the broadjump; first place went to Seabelt; Sparwood gave the discus the mightiest fling, and Prince Laodamas outboxed them all.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer