Matt Flanagan (boxer)
Matthew Flanagan (31 May 1897 – 3 March 1970) was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won the 1931 ABA Heavyweight Championship. He was also the 1925 Irish Cruiserweight champion and Irish Heavyweight champion from 1926 to 1929, losing the title in 1930 and regaining it in 1931. For six years he was Ireland's undisputed champion and beat some of the best boxers in Europe and America. He was a member of the Garda Síochána. References External links * 1897 births 1970 deaths Irish male boxers Olympic boxers for Ireland Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers from County Kildare Heavyweight boxers {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub ...
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Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ...
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