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boxer

[bok-ser] / ˈbɒk sər /
NOUN
person who fights as a sport
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English boxer Chantelle Cameron's career illustrates the challenge.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Fighter pay has been questioned by athletes and the media recently after boxer Conor Benn secured a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

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 • Mar. 18, 2026

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 • Mar. 16, 2026

Said he was the baddest boxer in his camp, and couldn't nobody see him with the hands.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds