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Professional Boxing is a contest between two individuals for a prior arranged fee, no head guards are used and the gloves are between 8-10oz depending on the weight division. The winner of the bout is decided either by knockout or stoppage from the designated referee in the ring with the boxers. If the contest should reach the end of it's scheduled rounds, there are 3 judges at ringside who will decide the winner on punches landed, aggression and dominance, each round is scored separately, using the 10 point system. 10 points for winning the round and then 9,8,7 for the loser. Professional boxers when starting a career tend to start at 4 round bouts and then progress as they get better to 6,8,10 and then 12 rounds for a title fight. The fights are matched on weight and less emphasis is placed on ability as in the amateur rank
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Boxing began thousands of years ago, and for much of its history was an extremely brutal sport. Modern boxing enjoyed great popularity in the United States from the 1920's through the 1940's. However, spectator interest in the sport of boxing then began to decline. Today, only the top professional championship bouts and competition in boxing during the Olympic Games regularly draw widespread attention from the public.
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Boxing: Khan to appear on Joe card AMIR KHAN will step up his professional career in September after his stunning debut victory over David Bailey in Bolton on Saturday night. The 18-year-old's call to keep busy has been answered by promoter Frank Warren who will feature Khan on a bill topped by Joe Calzaghe's next WBO super-middleweight title defence on September 10.
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Boxing has been criticized as a dangerous sport because of the possibility of injury. However, rules attempt to reduce the chances of damage to boxers. Fighters must wear protective equipment and a doctor must be present at fights. Beginning in the 1980's, most professional fights were reduced from 15 to 12 rounds to cut down on injuries due to fatigue in late rounds.
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A boxing match typically consists of a predetermined number of three-minute rounds, anywhere from three for an Olympic bout to up to fifteen for a professional fight. A minute is typically spent between each round with the fighters in their assigned corners receiving advice and attention from their coach and staff. The fight is controlled by a referee who works within the ring to judge and control the conduct of the fighters, rule on their ability to fight safely, count knocked-down fighters, and rule on fouls. Up to three judges are typically present at ringside to score the bout and assign points to the boxers, based on punches that connect, defense and knockdowns. Each fighter has an assigned corner of the ring, where his or her coach, as well as one or more "seconds" may administer to the fighter at the beginning of the fight and between rounds. Each boxer enters into the ring from their assigned corners at the beginning of each round and must cease fighting and return to their corner at the signaled end of each round.
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Using the skills he learned from legendary boxing trainer Bill Slayton, Lamon Brewster has earned a record of 32-2 with 28 knockouts. The Indianapolis, Ind., native is scheduled to defend his title Sept. 28 in Hamburg, Germany, against Luan Krasniqi. A standout amateur boxer with numerous accolades, he won the Olympic summer fest and received the Olympic Trial Runner-up Award in 1996. Brewster, who started his professional career in 1996, reached the ultimate goal in 2004, when he beat Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO Heavyweight Championship.
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