World Boxing Council

Boxing What is boxing? Boxing is a sport with the goal to put attacks with the fists on the body and face of the opponent until he is knocked out unconscious. As well one will defend with his or her fists and arm. People who box are called boxers. The rings or the “area of boxing” is a square of 18 by 22 feet with four ropes enclosing it. Boxers wear padded gloves and follow the Queensberry rules. Boxing involves two people going against each other of same gender. As well they must be…

This year is expected to be a huge year for the WBU Novice World Champion Rock Blackwell. Blackwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His heritage is of African Hebrew and Yahudah Isreal descent. Blackwell began boxing at just seven years old and holds an amateur record of 156-28. It hasn't been a cake walk for Blackwell. He lost his first professional fight in 2009, due to a broken right hand and life threatening levels of dehydration. Not to mention, he was forced to jump up a class to super…

Former WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz said that he is open to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to appease the demand of boxing fans around the world and give the unbeaten American a worthy opponent for his presumed final fight in September, as reported by Boxing News 24. The report said that Ortiz thinks Mayweather’s match with his chosen opponent, reigning WBA welterweight interim champion Andre Berto, is “not even a fight” at all and that both boxers should just retire rather…

This being said, in order to create fierce competition, the Greeks needed to implement the rule for weight or age classes with all fighting competitions. The competitions were pale, which translates to boxing and was introduced in 724 BCE. The next sport being introduced in 688 BCE, pyx or boxing. Lastly, the most violent of them all, the pankration which came into the Olympics in 648 BCE. All three of these competitions became more and more violent with no evidence of…

Introduction Recently, there has been a rising concern regarding concussions and contact sports. Rudd, Hodge, Finley, Lewis, and Wang (2016) state that the World Medical Association claims that boxing “produces an alarming incidence of chronic brain injury” (p. 1). In addition to the prevalence of concussion in boxing, Moriarity et al. state that “amateur boxers participating in a carefully supervised competition can have cognitive impairment suggestive of a concussive injury despite the…

the most reputable boxing gear company in the world. The company, started in 1910 as a swimwear manufacturer, has bloomed to the brand so popular it as no other major competitors than its previous year’s work. However, due to its expanding empire and the push back against boxing because of the recent string of abusive athletes, Everlast needed to make new a commercial that appealed to a broad range of audiences and put faith back into the morality of boxing. Everlast’s Boxing makes you Bigger…

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, better known as Muhammad Ali was born on January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. Muhammad’s parents, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and Odessa Grady Clay, were middle-class citizens and lived in the “nice” part of town. His father was a sign and mural painter, and his mother was a stay at home mom. On sundays, him and his family, including his younger brother Rahaman Ali, would all go to Mount Zion Baptist Church. Muhammad attended DuValle Middle School, then he went…

every battling with the desperation it justified. The Barclays Center group booed the choice, yet you think about whether it was on account of rather than Round 13, a really young looking usher was guiding them towards the entryway. This was what boxing could be, what it ought to be. "On the off chance that you didn't love this battle, you don't love the game," said Lou DiBella, the show's promoter. Furthermore, he's privilege. On the off chance that styles make battles, Porter and Thurman are…

accomplish James J. Braddock was one of the many people trying to strive for accomplishment during the Great Depression. He went from having all the money and fame, to having absolutely nothing, but he had his mind set. He was very passionate about his boxing and his skills could get him somewhere where he wanted to be. So…

Tuesday November 21st was the Central District All-Star match which was held at Bexley High School this year. To compete in the All-Star match, the competitors must be invited. Those invited are often accomplished wrestlers who are highly ranked in their district. They wrestle one match against another talented wrestler from the central district. Every wrestler from a lower division school must wrestle a division one athlete. Each match is three periods with only one minute in each period. With…