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boxer

[bok-ser] / ˈbɒk sər /
NOUN
person who fights as a sport
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Sutton's guest for this weekend's four quarter-final ties is boxer and Crystal Palace fan Richard Riakporhe.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 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

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 • Mar. 16, 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

Then she tossed the boxer shorts onto the duffel bag, and I folded them again and put them in.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson