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For both professional and amateur men’s boxing, a boxing round is three minutes long with one minute break in between each round. A standard professional boxing match has 12 rounds.

A TKO (Technical Knock Out) happens when the fight is stopped by referee or ringisde doctor to prevent possible serious injury to a fighter who is not adequately protecting themselves or when they have the capacity to defend himself but don’t due to being overwhelmed by the opponent.

A KO (knockout) in boxing is when a fighter cannot defend himself due to the blows received or when a boxer cannot get to his feet by the count of 10.

Boxing gloves come in various sizes and weights, from 6 oz. youth mitts to 20 oz. heavyweight gloves. The size of gloves you should use depends on your weight and hand measurements as well as what you’ll be using them for – boxing training, sparring, or amateur/professional bouts.

There are four major boxing associations who award belts: World Boxing Association (WBA);
World Boxing Council (WBC); International Boxing Federation (IBF); World Boxing Organization (WBO) with the WBC being considered the most prestigious. The 4 major belts in boxing are awarded from these recognized organizations.

The boxing weight classes are:
Minimum weight/Strawweight (105 lbs)
Light Flyweight (108 lbs)
Flyweight (112 lbs)
Super Flyweight (115 lbs)
Bantamweight (118 lbs)
Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)
Featherweight (126 lbs)
Super Featherweight (130 lbs)
Lightweight (135 lbs)
Super Lightweight (140 lbs)
Welterweight (147 lbs)
Super Welterweight (154 lbs)
Middleweight (160 lbs)
Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)
Cruiserweight (200 lbs)
Heavyweight (no upper weight limit)

Sample Muay Thai Workout: 1. Warm up (Run, skipping rope) 2. Technique (Shadow Boxing, Pad Work, Heavy Bag, Partner Drills) 3. Sparring (Live sparring, Clinch Sparring) 4. Cool Downs (Stretches, Meditation)

The Wai Kru is a ceremonial dance performed before Muay Thai fights. It is meant to be a display of respect, honor, and gratitude toward a fighter’s coaches, training partners, family members, and ancestors.

For your first day of Muay Thai, you should make sure you have 1. Gloves 2. Hand wraps 3. Comfortable Clothes 4. Water.

The best places to watch a Muay Thai fight in Bangkok are: 1. Rajadamnern Stadium 2. Lumpinee Stadium 3. World Siam Statidum 4. Rangsit Stadium

Muay thai tattoos or thai tattoos know as Sak Yant are traditional tattoos done by a monk or arjan and are believed to provide protection and spirital powers. Each Sak Yant has different meanings.