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Australia's Volkanovski, 33, looked a class above two-time title challenger Jung as he outboxed and outwrestled his opponent in Jacksonville, Florida.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2022

As Shields, an unbeaten 26-year-old American who outboxed and outclassed Kozin over 10 rounds, was analyzing the fight with an interviewer at ringside, the British boxer Savannah Marshall and her promoter joined the conversation.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2022

Hamadouche qualified for Tokyo last month despite losing in the European qualifying quarterfinals to Ireland’s Kellie Harrington, a 31-year-old career amateur who soundly outboxed Hamadouche.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

“We did something that everybody thought we couldn’t do. We outboxed him. We gave him a clinic, you know. I’m just so glad, man, that everything that I said came into existence.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2020

Then they made room for wrestling—grinding bouts that Seareach won, pinning the strongest men; then the broadjump; first place went to Seabelt; Sparwood gave the discus the mightiest fling, and Prince Laodamas outboxed them all.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer