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boxing match

boxing match

17 1.4
A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑksɪŋ mæʧ/
translation icon : combate de boxeo
  • After training for months, he finally entered the boxing match against the reigning champion.
  • a championship boxing match
  • a heavyweight boxing match
  • a big boxing match

Losing the fight, Losing a boxing match is fine.

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Examples

  • I went to see a thrilling boxing match at the local arena last night.

  • The tension in the crowd grew as the boxing match was about to begin.

  • I mean, most people after a boxing match, they kind of become friends again.

  • If you were to call out someone for a boxing match, who would it be?

  • Tell them about the boxing match we had.

    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

  • There were a few older Black men sitting in front of a boxing match on the television set.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The event represented much more than just a championship boxing match, however.

    Academic text (2013)

  • We listened to championship boxing matches on the radio.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • So I'm challenging you to a boxing match anywhere, anytime.

  • A rabbi and a priest attend a boxing match.

    Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

Synonyms

match
vsboxing match
517 1.4

A game in which two teams or players compete

is narrower, being a regulated two person combat event usually in a ring
bout
vsboxing match
50 4.1

A short fight or contest, often in boxing

is governed by stricter formal rules and usually takes place in a ring

How Competitive

prize fight
  • Archaic
3 3.9
boxing match
17 1.4
exhibition
66 3.2

Surface Forms

boxing match singular
boxing matches plural

Morphology

boxing + match

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'boxing' (competitive fighting with gloves) + 'match' (a contest), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it denotes a contest of boxing. This is a straightforward compositional compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, making it immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.

Etymology

Boxing match comes from putting together boxing, the sport where two people punch with gloves, and match, a planned contest between two opponents. Think of two fighters 'matched' to meet in a ring under set rules, so the phrase means a formal 'fight' between two boxers.