prize ring

American  

noun

1. a ring where prizefights take place; boxing ring.

2. the sport of prizefighting.

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prize ring British  

noun

1. the enclosed area or ring used by prizefighters

2. the sport of prizefighting

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Etymology

Origin of prize ring

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Years back, the 28-year veteran promised his late mother, Shirley, that he would quit the prize ring after he turned 40.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2016

Here’s a look at how three legends of the prize ring see it playing out.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

Here’s a look at how three legends of the prize ring see it playing out.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

In the prize ring, Graziano remains an undisciplined, roughhouse fighter, but now society applauds instead of imprisoning him.

From Time Magazine Archive

They circled each other like fighters in a prize ring.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright