: the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport
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: an act of enclosing in a box
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: a boxlike enclosure : casing
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: material used for boxes and casings
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
This year, Jones will host Monster Jam; a professional boxing match with Mike Tyson; the Big 12 college football championship game; high school football; and Professional Bull Riders.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
This month Netflix is taking viewers to the Alaskan wilderness, the shores of Nantucket, the boxing rings of Poland, and the glittering streets of Paris - again.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, a women’s boxing match between Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ended when Carini withdrew from the match just 46 seconds after receiving a punch from Khelif.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
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Masvidal’s boxing match with Nate Diaz earlier this year is said to have produced a $1.267 million gate.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
This year, Jones will host Monster Jam; a professional boxing match with Mike Tyson; the Big 12 college football championship game; high school football; and Professional Bull Riders.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
This month Netflix is taking viewers to the Alaskan wilderness, the shores of Nantucket, the boxing rings of Poland, and the glittering streets of Paris - again.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, a women’s boxing match between Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ended when Carini withdrew from the match just 46 seconds after receiving a punch from Khelif.
—Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
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boxing
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: construction of the base of a dental cast by building up the walls of an impression while preserving important landmarks
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