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boxer

[bok-ser] / ˈbɒk sər /
NOUN
person who fights as a sport
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Prime Video’s biographical series created by Ben Watkins — it counts Ali’s widow among its executive producers — documents the boxer from his Olympic gold medal win to his fight with Sonny Liston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The “Head of Class” star purchased the home for $520,000 in 1987—the same year she began dating boxer Mike Tyson.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

After Thursday saw King Kenny recruited by the traitors - that episode ending with his deliciously evil laugh - the YouTuber and former aspiring boxer brought fresh and fiendish energy to the turret.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

That time came when he was shopping around his screenplay about an underdog boxer, Rocky Balboa, who through sheer, immiserating grit enters the ring against the champion fighter Apollo Creed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Actually, she looks like she could punch a champion boxer in the face and walk away unharmed.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

In January however, World Boxing extended the rules to include male boxers.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

In response, he created a series of photographic collages that showed Black boxers battling corporate towers — figures that generate wealth attempting to take down the symbols of its accumulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

One of the most gifted boxers Northern Ireland has produced, Close was born in 1969 and turned professional in 1988 after a decorated amateur career.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Among the regular participants are active-duty firefighters, lifeguards, professional boxers, National Guard personnel, yoga teachers and locals just looking for a fun way to get their cardio in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

I stepped aside to avoid walking into the thread with which his girl assistant manipulated the boxers.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway


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