: 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, 18 Jan. 2025
Weather experts, however, still look at the readings at Midway for comparison.
1994: Former child stars Danny Bonaduce and Donny Osmond participated in a charity boxing match at the China Club.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The heavyweight champion took to social media to post a short video addressing fans about him stepping away from boxing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
An old boxing adage states that a good big man always beats a good little man.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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In the main event of Misfits Boxing 20, the former UFC title challenger pivoted from a potential boxing match with Fury and instead fought Anthony Taylor on Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Weather experts, however, still look at the readings at Midway for comparison.
1994: Former child stars Danny Bonaduce and Donny Osmond participated in a charity boxing match at the China Club.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The heavyweight champion took to social media to post a short video addressing fans about him stepping away from boxing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
An old boxing adage states that a good big man always beats a good little man.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Boxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxing. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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