BOXING MATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boxing match mean? 

• BOXING MATCH (noun)
  The noun BOXING MATCH has 1 sense:

1. a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring

  Familiarity information: BOXING MATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOXING MATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("boxing match" is a kind of...):

match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boxing match"):

sparring match (a practice or exhibition boxing match)

prize fight; prizefight (a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize)