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Female Boxers
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Women's Boxing History
Women's boxing has somewhat tenuous roots in England in the early 1700's. Women's boxing wasn't very organized and good records were not kept which makes it a bit challenging to trace. In the 1950's women's boxing gained some notoriety when female boxers like Phyllis Kugler, Barbara Buttrick and JoAnn Hagen partook in professional bouts. In the 1970s women’s boxing picked up a little steam as efforts of many states lifted bans on women boxers and issued issuing "first time" boxing licenses to ambitious ladies.
Boxing apparently was first represented at the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. It is widely believed that the Gods on Olympus partook in a crude form of boxing with their bare knuckles. In , Boxing took further root during the Roman empire as fighting was quite bloody and often times led to death. Boxers during this period had a tendency to wear gloves filled with leather. Boxing all but disappeared after the Romans fell and didn't appear again until 18th century England in the form of bare knuckle prize fighting.
Boxing went on to be widely popular amongst the working class during the industrial revolution. At first fights looked more like street fights than boxing as we know it today and bouts weren't very organized. Gradually, as popularity spread, more rules were incorporated. Three minute rounds were developed and rounds were limited in number. Gloves eventually became mandatory while wrestling and other less savory fighting techniques were banned. As it continued to grow in popularity official weight classes were formed and world champions were crowned in their respective weight classes.
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Women's Boxing Rules
In current times, boxing matches are a predetermined number of rounds (3-12) and generally last three minutes. Amateur fights are 3 rounds while professional fights are 4 to 12 rounds. Boxing rules usually differ from country to country and can vary from state to state in the US. In all boxing however, winners are decided by scoring judges, the referee or by both. Winners can also be decided by knockout and Technical Knockout (TKO).
Other Women's Fighting Styles
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