: 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, 8 Mar. 2025
The night was billed as a historic one for the sport — the first time women’s boxing has headlined in the Royal Albert Hall on a card of five women’s fights.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Neumann told the investors conference that Netflix would stick to big event sports like boxing specials, the Netflix Cup match-play golf tournament, NFL games on Christmas Day and WWE wrestling, and wasn’t likely to bid for regular seasons or full seasons of sport rights anytime soon.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The film examines the political and cultural contexts that made the fight such a momentous occasion, and a time when boxing felt like a reflection of larger social issues.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
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As one of the only remaining holdouts among major boxing superstars who have yet to align themselves with Turki Alalshikh, Davis now finds himself in a compelling rivalry that should sell outside of the Riyadh Season umbrella.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The night was billed as a historic one for the sport — the first time women’s boxing has headlined in the Royal Albert Hall on a card of five women’s fights.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Neumann told the investors conference that Netflix would stick to big event sports like boxing specials, the Netflix Cup match-play golf tournament, NFL games on Christmas Day and WWE wrestling, and wasn’t likely to bid for regular seasons or full seasons of sport rights anytime soon.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The film examines the political and cultural contexts that made the fight such a momentous occasion, and a time when boxing felt like a reflection of larger social issues.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 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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