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noun Boxing.
a set of basic rules for modern boxing, requiring among the main provisions the use of gloves instead of bare knuckles and the 10-second count for a knockout.
Also called Queensberry rules.
Origin:
named after Sir John Sholto Douglas (1844–1900), 8th Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867
named after Sir John Sholto Douglas (1844–1900), 8th Marquis of Queensberry, who supervised the formulation of these rules in 1867
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