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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December For other uses, see Boxing Day (disambiguation). "Christmas box" redirects here. For the genus of shrubs, see Sarcococca. Boxing Day Boxing Day crowds shopping at Toronto's Eaton Centre Also called Offering Day Observed by Commonwealth nations ...
Boxing Canada is the national governing body for the sport of boxing in Canada recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee. [3] National Championship of Canada (formerly the Canadian Boxing Federation) NABA Canada - a title offered by the North American Boxing Association; Canadian Professional Boxing Council (CPBC)
16 March – The fight between Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson is the UK's first television pay-per-view event. 1997. The BBC steps further back from showing professional boxing following the end of its midweek sports programme Sportsnight which had shown boxing, often live, throughout its time on air. The BBC had shown less boxing for the past few ...
Couple shopping on Boxing Day. Despite the name, Boxing Day has little to do with packaging or a jab-cross-hook combo. The holiday, most famously celebrated in the U.K. and its commonwealth, has ...
These rules did allow the fighters an advantage not enjoyed by today's boxers; they permitted the fighter to drop to one knee to end the round and begin the 30-second count at any time. Thus a fighter realizing he was in trouble had an opportunity to recover.
The BBC explains that Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria held the throne in the 1800s, and is borne out of the tradition of wealthy families boxing up gifts to give to the poor.
McCarthy noted that Showtime produced 750 live boxing events and 2,000 bouts. The first boxing card Showtime broadcast was on March 10, 1986, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, when Top Rank promoted ...
After winning the Bantamweight title in 1892, Canada's George Dixon became the first ever black athlete to win a World Championship in any sport; he was also the first Canadian-born boxing champion. On May 12, 1902, lightweight Joe Gans became the first black American to be boxing champion. Despite the public's enthusiasm, this was an era of ...