When a boxing fight has plenty of action, there is nothing quite like it. The energy that fills up a room when opponents feed ...

A complete overview of Olympic Boxing with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and more.

Not all rounds are created equal, and despite being armed with scoring criteria and years of experience, there are still some rounds that — if you can get them to admit it — give judges fits. We can ...

Three judges typically determine the outcome of a boxing contest if the fight hasn't ended in a stoppage. The scoring of a fight is subjective and often leads to differences in scorecards, which has ...

All men's bouts will be three rounds of three minutes each, with a one-minute rest period between rounds. All women's bouts will be four rounds of two minutes each, with a one-minute rest period ...

Professional boxing usually runs on the 10-point must system: the round winner gets 10, the other fighter gets 9 or fewer if there is a knockdown, a point deduction, or a clear margin. That sounds ...

Open scoring in boxing, where the judges' scores are made public after they are turned in and calculated, is a brilliant idea in theory but one which frequently doesn't work well in practice. Any time ...

The open scoring to be announced by the end of the fourth and eighth rounds in WBC world and regional title fights found an enthusiastic response in its introduction to the boxing fans, the press in ...