Amateur boxing
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Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the collegiate level.
Boxers wear shorts and sleeveless singlets or jerseys; red outfit for the higher-ranked contender, blue for the lower-ranked.
Contemporary amateur boxing events are often broadcast live.
A child boxing exhibition in Union City, New Jersey
Amateur boxing matches typically ending with referee raising the winner's hand
Professional boxing
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Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by the contract. Most professi
Amateur boxing
…of clean punches landed, rather than physical power. Also, the amateur format allows tournaments to feature several bouts over several days, unlike professional boxing, where fighters typically rest several months between bouts. A referee monitors the fight to ensure that competitors use only legal blows; a belt worn…
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali in 1974, one of the most famous fights in the history of professional boxing.
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Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston after the "phantom punch"