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boxer

[bok-ser] / ˈbɒk sər /
NOUN
person who fights as a sport
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"We have a board insurance for death and permanent injury for a boxer. Which as you can imagine, given the nature of the sport, is very expensive."

From BBC

World Boxing's policy includes an appeal process so boxers that screen positive for the SRY gene can lodge an appeal and provide supporting evidence.

From BBC

I first heard his name at Anaheim High School in the mid-1990s and thought my teacher was talking about Julio Cesar Chavez, the famous Mexican boxer.

From Los Angeles Times

He reprised the role of the famous boxer for the sequel in 2018 and again in 2023 for Creed III in which he made his directorial debut as well as starring in it.

From BBC

They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.

From Barron's