Boxing

Rio Olympic 2016 | Watch Olympics Boxing

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This sport is one of the four Olympic combat sports, was introduced into the Olympic program in 1904. It is an exclusively male Olympic discipline and amater. It develops fighting three rounds in which victory can be by knockout, technical decision, disqualification, withdrawal and points. This competition takes place for 15 days. 

The International Boxing Federation (AIBA), allows the participation of 286 athletes distributed in 11 weight categories ranging from less than 48 kg to 63.5 kg and from 63.5 kg to more than 91kg, dividing the intermediate categories at intervals of 3 kg each.  

boxing is a sport in which two people fight each other only with their fists. A boxing match takes place under established rules and has a referee, judges and a timekeeper. The term pugilism, Latin Pugil, ‘boxer’ is also sometimes used to refer to the sport.  

The goal of every fighter is to beat your opponent, to try to bring it down and incapacitate to return to stand and defend himself before elapses ten seconds. Many fights are decided by points. In Britain, the Amateur Boxing Association first established a point system. Today in the world there are different scoring systems. 

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For many years, boxing British professional has used the five - point system, but in 1973 was adopted on ten points, which is the most used in the world. The best fighter you are awarded ten points for each assault; if the shares of both fighters are valued equally given the maximum to both. Points are earned by clean punches connected with the knuckle area of the glove, launched closed to any front or side of the head or body above the belt fist; for a good defensive work in the guard, dodge and wriggle. When both contestants are evenly matched in the above, the maximum score is given to more aggressive or showing better technique. In Britain professional boxing is judged by a referee while in most other countries there is one referee and two judges and the decision is given by majority vote. Originally the term prizefighting ( ‘fight for the prize’) was used when an even money bet was made, but the term professional boxing now has the same meaning. Amateur boxing refers to bouts in which there is no money in the bet. 

Amateur boxing was organized in Britain in the late 1860s and the Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) held its first championships in 1881. At the beginning 1900 several countries had their own amateur boxing associations. Boxing was part of the Olympic Games in 1904 and continuing until today, since 1920. Amateur Championships Europe first held in 1924 in Paris. In 1946 thenternational Amateur Boxing Association, which is the global governing body was formed. US amateur boxing is controlled by bodies such as the Federation of Amateur Boxing Gloves United States and the American Gold Association. All amateur boxers are classified into twelve categories of Olympic weight, which are in addition to the eight mentioned: flyweight, junior welterweight, junior middleweight and super heavyweight. Fighting not exceed three rounds of 2 or 3 minutes each. The gloves are heavier than those of professional boxers and bumper pads are used as protection element. 

The World Amateur Championships were first held in Havana in 1974. Most champions in all categories, from the United US, Cuba and, until his disappearance, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).