BOXING
Another Interesting And Popular Martial Art Is Boxing. Boxing Is A Combat Sport In Which Two People Wear Gloves And Throw Punches At Each Other. The Important Goal Of This Sport Is To Weaken Your Opponent And Knock Him Down. It Is Both Olympic And Commonwealth Sport.
A Supervisor Called Referee Supervise This Game For One To Three Minutes Interval Which Are Called Rounds. The Result Is Decided On Basis Of Some Rules. If One Of The Participants Is Incapable Of Fighting More Or If Any Participant Has Broken Some Rule. Sometimes The Result Is Decided On The Basis Of Judges’ Scorecards.
Equipment
In Order To Protect The Hands, The Participants Should Wear Hand Gloves. For The Protection Of Mouth And Teeth, Mouth Pieces Are Worn By The Participants. Amateur Boxers Should Wear Headgear As Well For Their Protection.
Other Rules Are As Follows:
- Boxers Can Only Punch Each Other Because It Is The Only Legal Way Of Boxing.
- Punches Should Land Above The Waistline Of The Rival And They Should Not Land On The Back.
- If Any Boxer Has Done Any Intentional Foul Then That Boxer Is Disqualified From The Game And If Boxers Have Commit Any Unintentional Fouls Then They Receive A Warning From Referee.
- If The Boxer Is Knocked Down Then The Rival Is Not Allowed To Hit Him And The Referee Starts The Ten- Count.
If The Boxer Is Suffering From Any Severe Injury Then The Referee Can Stop The Fighting At Any Time.
