prizefight

American

[prahyz-fahyt] / ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /

Or prize fight

noun

a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.

prizefight British

/ ˈpraɪzˌfaɪt /

noun

a boxing match for a prize or purse, esp one of the fights popular in the 18th and 19th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of prizefight

First recorded in 1695–1705

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prizefight

"Watching the video, the officers look more like referees or audience members at a prizefight, not adults charged with the care and supervision of young people," Mr Bonta said at a press conference on Monday.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025

What March 8, 1971, is most remembered for is that epic prizefight.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2021

A primary example was the prizefight champion Beau Jack.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2020

And yet recent critical comments by Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola have been greeted like entreaties to a prizefight, a battle royale.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2019

He did attend a prizefight one night and went to a local nightclub a few times, but his heart and interest weren’t in it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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