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  2. Boxing glove - Wikipedia

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    A pair of velcro sparring gloves. Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, designed to protect both the opponent's head and the fighter's hand during a bout.

  3. How gloves transformed prize fighting from an illegal ... - AOL

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    In “The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America,” Elliott J. Gorn notes that the popularity of training with boxing gloves gradually transformed fight sports from a criminal activity ...

  4. List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]

  5. List of drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency

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    Drugs with similar structures and biological activity are also banned because new designer drugs of this sort are always being developed in order to beat the drug tests. Caffeine, a stimulant known to improve performance, is currently not on the banned list. It was listed until 2004, with a maximum allowed level of 12 micrograms per millilitre ...

  6. How heavy are normal boxing gloves? What bigger gloves ... - AOL

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    Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are wearing heavier gloves tonight. What that means

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  8. Cutman - Wikipedia

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    Cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran administers treatment to fighter Wladimir Klitschko.. A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout.

  9. Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests - Wikipedia

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    15-year-old Alfredo Castro Herrera died on April 14, 1981, following an unsanctioned "mixed martial arts" match described in the St. Louis Globe Democrat as "boxing mixed with karate and judo" (April 15, 1981 issue) in Tijuana, Mexico, where he was knocked out. Herrera's opponent was Angel Luis Rodriguez.