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boxer

[bok-ser] / ˈbɒk sər /
NOUN
person who fights as a sport
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"I retired to Ecclefechan looking for a quiet life in an uncomplicated village with good facilities for our boxer that we brought across with us," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Ukrainian boxer and Olympic gold medalist has had full custody of their daughter since 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

"Today the issue is survival," added the mayor, a towering former world heavyweight champion boxer who has served as Kyiv mayor since 2014.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

This dog, a boxer mix, I think, sat at Nicole’s side and leaned into her.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

For actor Gary Trainor, the experience Liam goes through is not something that only applies to boxers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

A heavyweight, he won successive Asian Games gold medals in 1966 and 1970 and was among those who established the famed Bhiwani Boxing Club, which would later produce boxers including Olympic medallist Vijender Singh.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

He got off me, and I stood up, brushing sand off my boxers and spitting.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña


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